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Robertson's Phantasmagoria in Wonders of Optics by Fulgence Marion (Illustration, 1871)

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  • Title
    Robertson's Phantasmagoria in Wonders of Optics by Fulgence Marion
    Date
    1871
    Public description

    Robertson used mobile lanterns, smoke, mirrors and the vivid imagination of Parisian spectators. He used a lantern on wheels that he hid behind a translucent screen. Image from Wonders of Optics by Fulgence Marion, 1871.

    Word Count: 34

    Keywords
    Phantasmagoria / Fantasmagorie Magic lantern