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Les tables et les têtes tournantes, -- par G. Doré Aspect des salons de Paris en mai 1853

Creator:
Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1853]
Call Number:
Print00628
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title above image. and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Spiritualism, Seances, Parties, Top hats, and Tables
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Les tables et les têtes tournantes, -- par G. Doré Aspect des salons de Paris en mai 1853 / [graphic]

2.
Nouveau divertissement des soirées Parisiennes. Les ésprits de Mr. Hume ... / [graphic]

Creator:
Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879, printmaker
Published / Created:
[16 April 1857]
Call Number:
Print00405
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Place of publication from item., In image: h.D. 51., Date supplied by curator., Published in Le Charivari, 16 April 1857., "Mr. Hume" possibly refers to Daniel Dunglas Home, 1833-1886, a famous spiritualist in Europe at the time., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Mon. Martinet, 172, r. Rivoli et 41, r. Vivienne and Lith. Destouches, 28, r. Paradis Pre. Paris
Subject (Topic):
Spiritualism, Hypnotism, Parties, Shaving, Seances, Hairdressing, Hairstyles, and Spectators
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Nouveau divertissement des soirées Parisiennes. Les ésprits de Mr. Hume ... / [graphic]

3.
Phantasmagoria, this and every evening, at the Lyceum, Strand

Published / Created:
[1801?]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 2
Image Count:
1
Description:
Date of publication suggested by cataloger. Paul de Philipsthal's magic show, "Phantasmagoria" opened in London in 1801., Woodcut and title centered above text., Text begins: M. De Philipsthal takes the earliest opportunity of informing his patrons ... optical illusions and mechanical pieces of art ... The optical part of the exhibiton will introduce the phantoms or apparitions of the dead or absent, in a way more completely illusive than has ever been offered to the eye of the public theatre, as the objects freely originate in the air and unfold themselves in various forms and sizes ..., Mounted on leaf 15. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
Publisher:
s.n.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Magic, Magic shows, Magic tricks, Equipment and supplies, Seances, History, Spiritualism, Magical devices, Magicians, and Theatrical posters
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Phantasmagoria, this and every evening, at the Lyceum, Strand