Dear Visual Media visitors,
The new 'Toy Magic Lantern' page is featuring a rare 'Carte-de-Visite'
photograph depicting a boy posing with a Lapierre 'Carrée' Magic Lantern.
http://www.visual-media.eu/toy.magic.lantern.html
Such props are very rare to appear in 19th. Century portraits.
Visitors of this page are invited to send JPG scans of early 19th. Century
photographs depicting optical toys or other optical items, Magic lanterns,
Stereoscopes, Peepshows, etc.
Perhaps an interesting question is the reason behind the illustrated
photograph.
Do we see a boy with his favourite toy from his home?
or
Is the Carrée lantern a prop from the photographers studio chosen by the
boy (or his parents) to embellish the portrait?
As far as I know, the use of magic lanterns in a portrait photograph is
extremely rare.
In comparison, the use of stereoscopes in 19th. Century photographs is
frequently seen.
The most plausible explanation for this is that the Toy Magic Lantern marks
the end of a long history in pre-film projection techniques with the aid of
various types of Magic Lanterns.
All best,
Thomas
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