Editing Claude Lorrain (section)

==Claude glass==
The [[Claude glass]], named after Lorrain in England although there is no indication he used or knew of it or anything similar, gave a framed and dark-tinted reflection of a real view, that was supposed to help artists produce works of art similar to his, and tourists to adjust views to a Claudian formula. [[William Gilpin (priest)|William Gilpin]], the inventor of the picturesque ideal, advocated the use of a Claude glass saying, "they give the object of nature a soft, mellow tinge like the colouring of that Master."

Claude glasses were widely used by tourists and amateur artists, who quickly became the targets of satire. [[Hugh Sykes Davies]] observed their facing away from the object they wished to paint, commenting, "It is very typical of their attitude to Nature that such a position should be desirable."<ref>James Buzard (2002). "The Grand Tour and after 1660–1840," in ''The Cambridge Companion to Travel Writing''. {{ISBN|0-521-78140-X}}</ref>