Conjuring performance. 18th-century artwork of a conjurer performing a magic trick. The description of the trick is: 'The professor of amusing philosophy who having burned a card (taken at chance) to ashes,throws the pack in the air at which he fires a pistol,and ye card is found nailed to the wall'. This artwork is the frontispiece to 'The Conjurer Unmasked' (1785),by French lawyer Henri Decremps (1746-1826),aimed at unmasking charlatans | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / British Library |
Bildgröße: | 2587 px × 3398 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |