The Magic Lantern, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1701

Title page to a tract entitled "de toverlantaaren", no. 2 in the series entitled "esopus in europa"; in the centre an etching with charles ii of spain on his deathbed, attended by cardinal portocarrera; a monk standing behind the head of the king's bed projects on the opposite wall an image from a magic-lantern of an angel holding a cardinals hat beneath which lie the crown, sceptre and order of the golden fleece with the words "en esto tua esperanca"; the cardinal rises from his chair in mock surprise. 1701 etching with letterpress printed in black. Date: 1701. Dimensions: Height: 95 mm (image plate); Height: 190 mm (sheet); Width: 140 mm (image plate); Width: 149 mm (sheet). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Aesop. Collection: British Museum. De Toverlantaaren (The Magic Lantern) (BM 1854,0513.522.2)