David Devant and his spirit wife – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: David Devant and his spirit wife, preserved in this antique engraving. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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David Devant and his spirit wife
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David Devant, the English conjuror, is shown with his "spirit wife," a stage presence that drew on the late-Victorian fascination with spiritualism and apparent contact with the dead. The image appeared on the cover of *Mahatma*, a magazine devoted to magic and the occult, in its October 1893 issue. In the early 1890s Devant was building his reputation in English stage magic, and his illusions traded on the same public appetite for séances and spirit phenomena. The print is a wood engraving or halftone, and some details come from an older caption card, so a few specifics remain unconfirmed.
| Created / published | 1893 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving or halftone. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Mahatma, 1893 Oct., cover. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI; Magic...; Advertisements. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,085 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-146797 |
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