The convex mirror is a c 1916 oil with pencil on wood panel painting by Australian artist George Washington Lambert.

[1] Lambert was influenced in the creation of this work by the late-Renaissance artist Parmigianino's 1520s painting Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror.

[1] It is a jewel-like piece of painting, with the lustre of a looking-glass, in which Lambert explored the distinction between how things appear in the picture or in a mirror, or how they are in life itself.

His hand thrusts forward, without a brush, spread wide as it would when distorted in a mirror.Lambert's friend, artist Thea Proctor said The convex mirror "has the exquisite finish of the Dutch Masters, and shows that a present-day artist could also paint small things in a large manner.

"[1] The painting was acquired by the State Library of New South Wales in 2012 as part of a bequest from art collector Helen Selle.