Magician Collection (page 2)

Labantsiksa, shaman of the Khorintzi Buryats people of Siberia. She wears a helmet with antlers, leather dress decorated with bells, a cape with three entwined serpents

Poster, Les Magique Leons, Whirlwind Illusionists
Theatre poster, Les Magique Leons, Whirlwind Illusionists in the Palace of Mystery

Dogs watching a dog magician on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Adam Warner Hooted as a Wizard, exhibited at the Royal Academy by H B Roberts. 1872

BURYING CHILD ALIVE
Encouraged by her family and a local magician, a woman of Madras, India, kidnaps a baby and buries it alive, to coax a goddess to reveal the location of hidden treasure Date: 1925

MADRAS SORCERY
Madras, India : to encourage a goddess to reveal where treasure is hidden, a lady kidnaps a child and buries it alive, backed by her family and the local magician Date: 1925

The stage magician, Monsieur Philippe, performs a magic trick involving a cannon at the Strand Theatre, London Date: 1845

Madras Juggler imprisoning girl in basket - Jill in the Box
Jill in the Box - The Madras Juggler imprisoning his girl in a basket. Performed at Wemblet in 1925. circa 1925

STAGE MAGICIAN
A stage magician about to perform a trick with a top hat and magic wand Date: circa 1915

FALL / BULLMASTIFF / 1948
CHAMPION MAGICIAN OF BALDOCK Owned by Clark. Date: 1948

Jasper Maskelyne
JASPER MASKELYNE English stage magician who used his skills of illusion in the Middle East during World War Two Date: 1902 - 1973

HEINRICH BRUNING German Chancellor depicted as a stage magician Date: 1885 - 1970

PARANORMAL / MAGIC
A magicians consulting room, original William Hogarth Date: 17th Century

Las Monjas - Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico
Las Monjas (nicknamed The Nunnery Quadrangle by the Spanish) - Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico - actually a Government Palace with elaborately carved facades on both the inside and outside faces

Theodore Hardeen brother of Harry Houdini 1905
Theodore Hardeen (1876 1945), Hungarian magician and escape artist, younger brother of the famous Harry Houdini, (with whom he formerly worked with), known simply as Hardeen or Brother of Houdini

Dreamland with Chevalier Ernest Thorn (22nd September 1853 -21st May 1928) was a touring magician and inventor from Austria

Magician Chung Loo
Colour illustrated poster advertising magician Chung Loo, drawn by Clyff, dated 13 November 1922. HPF/5B/3

Klingsors Castle
KLINGSORs CASTLE The sinister home of the evil magician Klingsor, featured in Wagners opera Parsifal

Circa turning men into beasts
Circe, a powerful magician and daughter of the Sun, turns men into beasts, as described in Homers epic poem, The Odyssey. Date: BCE

Flora and Gill pursued by their enemy Luzbel, Mexico -- originally an illustration for a magicians programme. circa 1900

Magician with two white doves, Cornwall
Magician in a sparkly red costume and silver top hat with two white doves perched on her hands, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Harry Houdini, Tied Up
Harry Houdini the Austrian-Hungarian escapologist (1874 to 1926) being tied up by two members of his audience. Date: circa 1910

Stage Magic Trick
TERRY SEABROOKE Novely British stage magician, about to saw a woman in half with a hacksaw! Date: late 1960s

Marriage of Puss in Boots Master to the Princess
Puss in Boots takes over the Rich Magicians castle and leads the King to believe that it belongs to his Master. Pusss Master marries the Princess

Puss in Boots enters the Rich Magicians castle. Illustration to a fairytale by Charles Perrault, first published 1697

Puss in Boots challenges the Magician to turn into a mouse
Puss in Boots challenges the Rich Magician to turn himself into a mouse -- this is a trick, as Puss immediately catches the mouse and eats it

Magician performing trick on table with cup and balls
Coloured print of illustration, entitled " Escamoteur: La premiere muscade la voila" showing magician performing trick on table with cup and balls, circa 1810. HPG/8/2/1 (xi)"

Summoning a Spirit
Standing in a magic circle, manual in one hand and sword (to be on the safe side) in the other, a magician summons a spirit to do his bidding

Summoning the Devil
Standing in a magic circle, a magician summons a devil to do his bidding

An Italian Fairy Tale - Deodato the Florentine & Enchanter
The magician claims the beautiful young girl for himself, leaving Deodato alone. Date: 1929

Maskelyne and Devant performing trick 1906
A trick without a title, Maskelyne and Devant stage magicians are offering 50 for the best title for their trick. In the course of the trick a man is bound to an iron frame in such a way that he

Currant Happy Families - Conjurer family. circa 1940s

Susi - with magicians hat, streamer and magic wand. 1950s

Susi - surprised by rabbit
Susi - surprised when a rabbit pops out of a magicians hat. 1950s

Mechanical Pieces, Plate 186, showing a range of items including a bird tree with clock, a monkey conjuror or magician, a sleeping beauty, a woman at a sewing machine, a bird in a cage

Fructuoso Canonge (1824-1890). Engraving. Colored
Fructuoso Canonge (1824-1890). Spanish magician. Engraving by J. Dieguez. The Illustration, 1890. Colored

Illustration, More Than He Expected -- an old man seeking the elixir of life is shocked to see a sudden outpouring of babies. circa 1910

Edward Kelley / Cooper
EDWARD KELLEY occultist & magician Date: 1555 - ?

Spanish Magician
A Spanish magician performs a magic ritual, conjuring up the powers of darkness to do his wishes with the aid of ancient spells Date: Middle ages

Kaffir Curing Cattle
Native African witchdoctor uses his powers to cure cattle which have been made sick by the evil spells of a magician Date: 1868

Casting a spell
A magician casts a spell for a military client. Date: medieval

Gavarni Magician
Satire on stage magicians Date: circa 1850

A magician with witches and wizards
A magician conjures up fantasies to entertain a mixed gathering of witches, wizards, demons, and other marginal folk

Victorian Scrap - Aladdin meets the magician. late 19th century

Mephisto The Mysterious
Promotional postcard for Mephisto The Mysterious The Worlds Most Marvellous Illusionist. In a bewildering Phantasy of Modern Miracles

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, German philosopher
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa (1486-1535), German philosopher, diplomat and reputed magician

Silhouette design, Party Fun by Father William
Silhouette design by H.L. Oakley, for the front cover of a booklet, Party Fun by Father William. The booklet, advertising William Youngers Scotch Ale, contains an array of party games and tricks

View of Langham Place, London, at night, with (from left to right) All Souls Church, the Queens Hall, and St Georges Hall (Englands Home of Mystery)

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