Sujet

Maskelyne and Cooke, A Lady floating in the air at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, 1873. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Maskelyne and Cooke present A Lady Floating in the Air at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, 1873. '...The Royal Illusionists, and their Company, Amongst other Marvellous Illusions there will be the Extraordinary Phenomenon of A Lady Floating in the Air, Special Engagement of Mr. Henry Collard the Pocket Sims Reeves...Mystic Freaks of Gyges'. John Neville Maskelyne (1839-1917) and his partner, magician George A Cooke (1825-1905) performed at the Egyptian Hall showing their inventions and wonders as clever illusions rather than genuine interactions with the spirit world.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The London Archives

Notre référence

HRM25A07_055

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

53,4Mo (3,7Mo) / 27,7cm x 48,3cm / 3275 x 5704 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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