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The Conjurer at Yarmouth

Photograph
1896 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Monotone photograph, depicting a magician performing to an audience of children and adults standing and sitting on a sandy beach. The magician is lifting a bowler hat to reveal an object on a small round table in the foreground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Conjurer at Yarmouth (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Photograph by Paul Martin, 'The Conjurer at Yarmouth', 1896
Physical description
Monotone photograph, depicting a magician performing to an audience of children and adults standing and sitting on a sandy beach. The magician is lifting a bowler hat to reveal an object on a small round table in the foreground.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Artists signature on verso
  • 'Early P.O.P. Print, 1896' (Handwritten on verso.)
  • 'The Conjurer at Yarmouth' (Handwritten on verso.)
  • '3466' (Handwritten in pencil on verso)
  • 'M4' (Handwritten in pencil on verso.)
Other numbers
  • 3466 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
  • M4 - RPS identifier - box number
Collection
Accession number
RPS.3401-2018

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Record createdOctober 17, 2018
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