Microscopic dispatches, received in Paris by carrier pigeons, enlarged by the magic lantern
John Howard Appleton · 1844 - 1930
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Microscopic dispatches, received in Paris by carrier pigeons, enlarged by the magic lantern, John Howard Appleton (1884). Via artnap.com
Microscopic dispatches, received in Paris by carrier pigeons, enlarged by the magic lantern, John Howard Appleton (1884). Via artnap.comMicroscopic dispatches, received in Paris by carrier pigeons, enlarged by the magic lantern, John Howard Appleton (1884). Via <a href="https://artnap.com/artwork/pdx-654331">artnap.com</a><figure><a href="https://artnap.com/artwork/pdx-654331"><img src="https://img.artnap.com/artworks/pdx/pdx-654331/web.jpg" alt="Microscopic dispatches, received in Paris by carrier pigeons, enlarged by the magic lantern, John Howard Appleton (1884)" width="1600" height="1125" style="max-width:100%;height:auto" loading="lazy"></a><figcaption>Microscopic dispatches, received in Paris by carrier pigeons, enlarged by the magic lantern, John Howard Appleton (1884). Via <a href="https://artnap.com/artwork/pdx-654331">artnap.com</a></figcaption></figure>
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Why is this public domain? John Howard Appleton died in 1930; this work is in the public domain.
About this work
A hand-colored print shows a woman operating a projection apparatus that casts an enlarged image of tiny text onto a wall screen. Several men in dark coats sit around a table in a furnished room lit by a lamp, with a fireplace at left. The work is titled Microscopic dispatches, received in Paris by carrier pigeons, enlarged by the magic lantern, by John Howard Appleton, dated 1884.
