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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Reference | EXEBD 70038 |
| Title | Advice from the other world: or a peep in the magic lantern |
| Date | 1820 |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Dolby |
| Document Type | Illustration |
| Library/Archive | The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum |
| Notes | This image is of a magic lantern show produced as almost a warning from beyond the grave. The dialogue in the print is as follows. Lanternist: 'I am come from your father, to warn you of the consequences of your evil life, take warning and repent, look through this lanthorn' and the Viewer replies: 'O lord, o lord! take away the lanthorn Billy and Ill never act wrong while I live. O Lord, o Lord-'. The image projected depicts various violent images of revolution. |
| Topics | magic lantern, optical illusion |
| Copyright | The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum |