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Children watching a magic lantern show. Coloured lithograph.
- Date:
- [between 1800 and 1899]
- Reference:
- 12082i
- Part of:
- Spooner's protean views
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Description
The transparency reveals the magic lantern's image: a coloured man dancing to the devil's tune, played on a violin of bellows and tongs
Publication/Creation
London (377 Strand) : W. Spooner, [between 1800 and 1899]
Physical description
1 print : lithograph on thin paper with tissue mounted behind, with watercolour ; image 17.5 x 13.1 cm.
Series
Lettering
The magic lantern.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 12082i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores