Conjuring Collection

French conjuror Robert Houdin
Jean Eugne Robert-Houdin (December 6, 1805 - June 13, 1871) was a French magician. He is widely considered the father of the modern style of conjuring. HPG/8/1/1 (v"

Sri Lanka - Basket Trick - Jugglers
Sri Lanka - Basket Trick - Conjurers (called jugglers on the card) place a woman inside a large wicker basket from whence she would (I imagine) disappear, much to everyones surprise! Date: circa 1907

Professor De Kolta on stage with two women, 1902 (silver gelatin print)
MNY381375 Professor De Kolta on stage with two women, 1902 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 27.9x35.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Dr Faustus conjuring up Mephistopheles. Faust formed the subject of dramas by Christopher Marlowe and Goethe
530305 Dr Faustus conjuring up Mephistopheles. Faust formed the subject of dramas by Christopher Marlowe and Goethe. Goethe's version was the basis for Gounod's opera

Prince Charles performs his first conjuring trick in public to gain his membership to the Magic Circle. It was the traditional buskers cup

Doctor Faustus conjuring Mephistopheles Date: 1929

CONJURING BACK BUFFALO
A Native American seeks to conjure back the buffalo. Alas, it's too late - they've been hunted to death, and there's nothing that magic can do about it. Date: 1892

A Phantasmagoria: Scene - Conjuring up an Armed Skeleton, pub. 1803 (hand coloured engraving)
3025914 A Phantasmagoria: Scene - Conjuring up an Armed Skeleton, pub. 1803 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Addington (1757-1844)

Sextus Pompeius consulting Erichtho before the Battle of Pharsalia (oil on canvas)
1275771 Sextus Pompeius consulting Erichtho before the Battle of Pharsalia (oil on canvas) by Mortimer, John Hamilton (1741-79); 58.4x46.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

Robert Houdin, Advertisements (litho)
5236383 Robert Houdin, Advertisements (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Houdin, Advertisements)

Stevenson, Advertisements (litho)
5236371 Stevenson, Advertisements (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stevenson, Advertisements)

The Disappearing Lady (litho)
5236357 The Disappearing Lady (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Disappearing Lady)

Shadowgraphy, The Cat, The Vanished Hat (litho)
5236353 Shadowgraphy, The Cat, The Vanished Hat (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shadowgraphy, The Cat, The Vanished Hat)

Mr John Hamley (litho)
5238848 Mr John Hamley (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr John Hamley. Page from Mahatma magazine)

The Educated Beetle, Ilsa-Becq (litho)
5238830 The Educated Beetle, Ilsa-Becq (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Educated Beetle, Ilsa-Becq)

Frank Ducrot, The Wizard; Harry Houdini, King Of Handcuffs (litho)
3100950 Frank Ducrot, The Wizard; Harry Houdini, King Of Handcuffs (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frank Ducrot, The Wizard; Harry Houdini)

Magic advertisements (litho)
3100948 Magic advertisements (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Magic advertisements)

The Queens Jubilee Celebration at Hong-Kong, the Chinese Procession (engraving)
1595035 The Queens Jubilee Celebration at Hong-Kong, the Chinese Procession (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queens Jubilee Celebration at Hong-Kong)

Joseph Pinetti (1750-1800), illustration from Amusements physiques by L. S
CHT163580 Joseph Pinetti (1750-1800), illustration from Amusements physiques by L.S. Thiery, 1784 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve, Paris

Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) attempts to put Italy to sleep in order to prevent her
CHT211367 Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) attempts to put Italy to sleep in order to prevent her entering the First World War, 1915 (colour litho) by Geoffroy

Michel de Nostradame (1503-66) and Catherine de Medici (1519-89
XIR170490 Michel de Nostradame (1503-66) and Catherine de Medici (1519-89) 1559 (pen & ink and wash on paper) by French School, (16th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Dial clock, late 19th century, dial c. 1770 (mahogany)
847472 Dial clock, late 19th century, dial c.1770 (mahogany) by Carter, William (fl.1836-76); Private Collection; (add.info.: Within arcaded Roman and Arabic chapter ring and blue moon hands)

The artist (litho)
5238929 The artist (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The artist. Page from Mahatma magazine)

The mysterious trunk trick (litho)
5238922 The mysterious trunk trick (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The mysterious trunk trick)

Ching Ling Foos Marvelous Feats Exposed (litho)
5238851 Ching Ling Foos Marvelous Feats Exposed (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ching Ling Foos Marvelous Feats Exposed)

The Spider, Willmanns Zauberwelt (litho)
5238845 The Spider, Willmanns Zauberwelt (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spider, Willmanns Zauberwelt)

Jack In The Box, Henry Hardin, Electrocution, F D Hewes (litho)
5236398 Jack In The Box, Henry Hardin, Electrocution, F D Hewes (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jack In The Box, Henry Hardin, Electrocution, F D Hewes)

The Magic Table, Second Sight (litho)
5236375 The Magic Table, Second Sight (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Magic Table, Second Sight)

Enchanted Butterfly, F D Hewes (litho)
5236364 Enchanted Butterfly, F D Hewes (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Enchanted Butterfly, F D Hewes)

H J Burlingame, Chicago (litho)
5236363 H J Burlingame, Chicago (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: H J Burlingame, Chicago)

W D LeRoy, F O Harrell, Advertisements (litho)
5236362 W D LeRoy, F O Harrell, Advertisements (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: W D LeRoy, F O Harrell, Advertisements)

Powell, The Master of Modern Magic, Advertisement (litho)
5236360 Powell, The Master of Modern Magic, Advertisement (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Powell, The Master of Modern Magic, Advertisement)

Hypnotism, F D Hewes, Imro Fox (litho)
5236354 Hypnotism, F D Hewes, Imro Fox (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hypnotism, F D Hewes, Imro Fox)

Experiments In Prestidigitation, The Phantom Bouquet (litho)
5236349 Experiments In Prestidigitation, The Phantom Bouquet (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Experiments In Prestidigitation, The Phantom Bouquet)

Davenport Brothers, Ira Erastus Davenport, William Henry Davenport (litho)
5236347 Davenport Brothers, Ira Erastus Davenport, William Henry Davenport (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Davenport Brothers, Ira Erastus Davenport)

Seeing (engraving)
610701 Seeing (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Seeing.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English, out of copyright

Carl Herbert (litho)
3100974 Carl Herbert (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carl Herbert. Page from Mahatma magazine)

Hamleys Advertisement (litho)
3100951 Hamleys Advertisement (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hamleys Advertisement)

The Happy Houdini Family (litho)
3100946 The Happy Houdini Family (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Happy Houdini Family)

Macbeth (etching)
1071440 Macbeth (etching) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); 32.1x24.8 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; Foundation for the Arts, The Alfred and Juanita Bromberg Collection

Mahatma, The Leading Magical Paper (litho)
3100952 Mahatma, The Leading Magical Paper (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mahatma, The Leading Magical Paper)

R F Leroy, Magician and Illusionist (litho)
3100949 R F Leroy, Magician and Illusionist (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: R F Leroy, Magician and Illusionist)

Magic advertisements (litho)
3100945 Magic advertisements (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Magic advertisements)

The Indian plant trick (engraving)
669468 The Indian plant trick (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Indian plant trick. Illustration from The Picture Magazine (George Newnes), 1894

Mr Charles Bertrams season of magic and conjuring (engraving)
587233 Mr Charles Bertrams season of magic and conjuring (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Effusions of a Pot of Porter, or Ministerial Conjurations for Supporting the War
NCO190182 Effusions of a Pot of Porter, or Ministerial Conjurations for Supporting the War, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

A witch summons a three headed demon, from 1550 edition of Cosmographia
5668994 A witch summons a three headed demon, from 1550 edition of Cosmographia by Sebastian Munster (woodcut) by Munster, Sebastian (1589-1552); Photo eAF Fotografie; German, out of copyright

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"Unveiling the Mysteries: A Journey through the World of Conjuring" Step into a world where reality and illusion intertwine, as we explore the captivating art of conjuring. From its origins with French conjuror Robert Houdin to modern-day performances, this enchanting practice has fascinated audiences for centuries. In Sri Lanka, witness the mesmerizing Basket Trick that defies logic and gravity. Skilled jugglers effortlessly manipulate objects in mid-air, leaving spectators spellbound by their dexterity and precision. Transport yourself to 1902 when Professor De Kolta took center stage alongside two women, creating an atmosphere filled with anticipation and wonder. The silver gelatin print captures a moment frozen in time, preserving the allure of his performance for generations to come. Drawing inspiration from literature, Doctor Faustus summons Mephistopheles himself in a daring act of sorcery. The age-old tale comes alive on stage as dark forces collide with human ambition. But it's not just professionals who wield this magical power; even ordinary people can harness its charm. Witness "Conjuring Back Buffalo, " where communities unite to revive ancient traditions through mystical rituals that honor their heritage. Even royalty succumbs to the allure tricks. Prince Charles takes his first steps into this enigmatic realm publicly, seeking membership within an exclusive circle that appreciates both skill and showmanship. Delve into history as we uncover scenes from "A Phantasmagoria. " Hand-colored engravings transport us back to 1803 when armed skeletons were summoned before astonished eyes—a testament to humanity's fascination with life's great mysteries. Artists like Sextus Pompeius consult Erichtho before battle—an intriguing blend of mysticism and strategy depicted on canvas. These historical masterpieces remind us that throughout time, humans have sought guidance beyond what meets the eye. Advertisements featuring renowned magicians such as Robert Houdin and Stevenson further demonstrate the enduring popularity of this captivating craft.