Sujet

Sphinx on exhibition at Egyptian Hall, 1865. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The Sphinx at the Egyptian Hall, 1865. Colonel Stodare, known for his 'Indian basket trick', exhibited a 'sphinx' in Piccadilly, London. The detached head reacted to Stodare's commands, to the amazement of the audience.

Date

1865

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The London Archives

Notre référence

HRM25A07_031

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

42.8Mo (3.5Mo) / 33.4cm x 32.1cm / 3948 x 3791 (300dpi)

Mots clés

unusual country playhouse Egypt entertainment candle candles hall theatre tables British room stage Egyptian table location century magic Britain speaking trick furniture illusion concept B&W candlestick metaphor magic trick candleholder candlesticks candle holder scrapbook 19th century black & white black and white B W Ancient Egyptian nineteenth century Egyptian Hall talking heads scrap book talking Unknown Stoddart Mizraim Joseph Colonel 19th-century The London Archives entertainments scrapbook Colonel Stodare Stodare Joseph Stoddart