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Oh papa the Magic Lantern!
Oh papa the Magic Lantern!

Oh papa the Magic Lantern!

Original Language TitleOh papa la Lanterne Magique!
Artist A. Darjoy (French)
Date1864
MediumLithograph
DimensionsSheet: 11 1/2 × 9 1/2 inches (29.21 × 24.13 cm)
Mat: 19 5/8 × 12 3/4 inches (49.86 × 32.39 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2017.68.296
SignedSigned on original image recto, lower right, in pencil: " A. Darjoy"; On sheet recto, lower left, in black type: "Mon Martinet,172 r.Rivoli et 41,r.Vivienne; Lith. Destouches, 28, r.Paradis Pre".
InscribedOn image recto, lower left, in pencil: "51"; On sheet recto, top, in black type: "PARIS L'HIVER" [The Winter]; On sheet recto, bottom, in black type: "Oh papa la Lanterne Magique!" [Translation: Oh papa the Magic Lantern" / LE PÉRE ÉCONOME _ Vois mon fils quel progrés, des photographes du nuit pour opérer / les gens qui n'ont pas le tems de se faire photographier dans le jour."
MarkingsOn mat recto, lower left, in pencil: "Darjoy", / "FGREH".
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DescriptionIllustration published in Le Charivari of a man wearing suit with tie and top hat holding a little boy's hand as they walk along the sidewalk. The little boy looks up at the man and points to another behind them who is carrying a large camera.Provenance
The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;   
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
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