In 1754, William Hogarth produced the following engraving for a pamphlet about linear perspective. It features many deliberate perspective problems. How many can you find? Continue reading the full post for a short list of some of the problems with this picture.
In the late 19th century, Quaker Oats released a pamphlet with an optical illusion on the cover. The paper that the Quaker Man is holding below reads , “How many packages can you count?” Do you see six or seven packages of Quaker White Oats? Both answers are correct depending on how you look at […]
A man’s face is hiding somewhere in this scene from an advertising puzzle card from 1880. Can you find it? The man’s face becomes easier to see when the image is rotated counterclockwise by ninety degrees. The face is located on the body of the horse.
Today’s illusion is from the late 19th century. It originally appeared in a magazine called Strand in 1899. It addition to being very old, it also happens to be quite ambiguous. What do you see? Do you see a bearded man’s face or a pair of lovers?
