Title

Christian at the gate', c1910.

Caption

'Christian at the gate', c1910. Above is the inscription: 'Knock & it shall be opened unto you'. Scene from "The Pilgrim's Progress", by John Bunyan. Glass lantern slide produced by the Church Army Lantern Department which in 1905 had approximately 100,000 such slides. These were available for hire, and were also taken round the country in special vans, to be shown to groups of people for evangelical purposes.

Date

1910

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F21_205

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

64,5Mb (3,4Mb) / 16,0in x 15,7in / 4794 x 4699 (300dpi)

Keywords

glass Allegory people male man men religious arts religion shape guy open Christian Christianity gateway entrance gate circular century welcome welcoming Pilgrim literature indoctrination 1910s 20th century The Print Collector lantern slide Pilgrim's Progress Allegory evangelism Unknown glass John John Bunyan Bunyan Religious Tract Society Church Army