Chodowiecki Basedow Tafel 25 d, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1774

Tab. Xxv. Some properties of human thought. D) the error caused by false conclusions from true observations of a boy who thinks a stick in water is bent; furthermore, the error caused by diligence through a story about a black man, and through the boastfulness of a market crier who makes a doll make all kinds of movements in a glass full of water. (description according to source). Date: 1774.