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Hand with Reflecting Sphere also known as Self-Portrait in Spherical Mirror is a lithograph print by Dutch artist M. C. Escher first printed in January 1935. The piece depicts a hand holding a reflective sphere. In the reflection most of the room around Escher can be seen and the hand holding the sphere is revealed to be Escher’s.Self-portraits in reflective spherical surfaces are common in Escher’s work and this image is the most prominent and famous example.