Scene from 'The Heart of Stone', Royal Polytechnic Institution lantern slide
- Made:
- 1860-1880
- maker:
- Unattributed
A hand-painted, large format magic lantern slide depicting a scene from the German fairy tale 'The Heart of Stone', painted by an unknown artist and shown at the Royal Polytechnic Institution, London. One of a collection of 27 hand painted magic lantern slides at the Royal Polytechnic Institution, London.
A hand-painted, large format magic lantern slide depicting a scene from the German fairy tale 'The Heart of Stone', painted by an unknown artist and shown at the Royal Polytechnic Institution, London.
A moral tale of the evils of the pursuit of material wealth, the fairy story 'The Heart of Stone' was written by the German poet and author Wilhelm Hauff (1802-1827).
The Royal Polytechnic Institution in Regent Street, London, was renowned for its spectacular magic lantern shows employing as many as six huge lanterns projecting large, hand-painted slides eight inches (20.3 cm) by five inches (12.7 cm).
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Collection:
- Kodak Collection
- Object Number:
- 1990-5036/6063/13
- Materials:
- glass, paint and wood (unidentified)
- type:
- magic lantern slide
- credit:
- The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
