Magic No. 4.

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• ARTIST: Orlando Hodgson

• PUBLISHER: London Published by Orlando Hodgson, 111 Fleet Street.

• MEDIUM: Lithograph

  DATE: c. 1838.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 5 1/4 x 6 5/8" (13.2 x 16.7 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: An unusual “Protean” transformational print. Subtitle: "Hold this picture to the fire, and the dreary Winter will be changed to beautiful Summer with verdure elad.<br> London, Published by Orlando Hodgson, 111 Fleet Street. Of whom may be had Winter & Domestic Amusements, containing the above & several hundred other curious & entertaining experiments."<br><br> Hodson likely copied the process from the work of William Spooner. “Protean” prints were images that were transformational. The process was accomplished by means of coloring, which by use of heat and light would alter the image or show a hidden image. A wonderful curiosity for the period.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Good condition. Original hand coloring.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Farm & Country Scenes