Magic Lantern Slide of Don Quichote

Magic Lantern Slide of Don Quichote

 
Print
 
Object Name: 
Magic Lantern Slide of Don Quichote
Place Made: 
probably France
Date: 
about 1801-1994
Color
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colorless
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green
Technique
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cutting
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printing
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cold painting
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gluing
Material
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glass
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paper
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 5.5 cm, L: 21.7 cm, Th: 0.2 cm
Accession Number: 
95.3.8 B
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Colorless; cut, printed, cold-painted, glued. Slides consisting of two rectangles of colorless sheet glass framed in green paper tape around edges. The slides are divided into three printed segments separated by vertical lines. The two scenes on the right and left illustrate the story of Don Quichote. (B) Left illustration: don Quichotte in armour charges on his horse at several windmills on the left. His companion Sancho Pansa throws up his arms in dispair in the background. Right illustration: Don Quichotte in armour fights a group of mule drivers with sticks. Text: "N 3. Don Quichotte livre un combat terrible/ á des moulins a vent/ qu'il prend pour des géants/ N 4. Combat terrible entre Don Quichotte et des muletiers."
Inscription
N 3. Don Quichotte livre un combat terrible/ á des moulins a vent/ qu'il prend pour des géants/ N 4. Combat terrible entre Don Quichotte et des muletiers
Text
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Provenance
Barandes, Rick, Source
1995-02-13
 

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