Magic lantern slide showing Poppleton Church in winter
A hand-painted magic lantern slide depicting Poppleton Church in winter, by W R Hill, c.1860, and shown at the Royal Polytechnic Institution, London. The slide shows a snow-covered church and graveyard next to a river.
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
- Object Number:
- 1951-307/2
- type:
- lantern slide
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
