Légende
The Original Trewey, 1885. Illustration from a flyer advertising a performance at the Alhambra in London. Monsieur Trewey was famous for his 'Shadowgraph' entertainment. Félicien Trewey, (born Félicien-François Trevey, 1848-1920), was a French magician, mime, comedian, vaudevillian, tightrope walker, balance artist, dancer, musician, chapeaugraphist and shadowgraphist. Shadowgraphy (or ombromanie) is the art of performing a story or show using images made by hand shadows. It can also be called 'cinema in silhouette'.
Date
1885
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/City of London : The London Archives
Notre référence
HRM25A13_385
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
39,5Mo (2,4Mo) / 27,1cm x 36,6cm / 3195 x 4321 (300dpi)