Magician Mr Philippe, the Chinese Physicist

Magician Mr Philippe, the Chinese Physicist

Undated print of lithograph of magician Mr Philippe, the Chinese Physicist (Physicien Chinois) with Scottish assistant, Domingo, behind him. HPG/8/2/1 (xxxix) Date: late 19th century

Dr Adam Solomon Epstein, the French conjuror

Dr Adam Solomon Epstein, the French conjuror

Copy of wood engraving by S. Durand showing Dr Adam Solomon Epstein, the French conjuror, performing before the Imperial Prince, circa 1869. HPG/8/2/1 (xxxiii) Date: circa 1869

Magician performing the cup and balls trick to an assembled

Magician performing the cup and balls trick to an assembled

Undated illustration of magician performing the cup and balls trick to an assembled crowd, entitled Le Joueur de Gobelets. HPG/8/2/1 (xxxvii) Date: early 19th century

Conjuror entertains a crowd

Conjuror entertains a crowd

Louis-Philippe, proclaimed 'citizen king' of France at the July revolution of 1830, is shown as a street conjuror, entertaining the crowds. HPG/8/2/1 (xi) Date: circa 1870

Magician performing the cup and balls trick in front of a se

Magician performing the cup and balls trick in front of a se

Undated illustration of a magician performing the cup and balls trick in front of a seated audience, entitled Champy dit Connus. HPG/8/2/1 (xxxii) Date: early 19th century

Magician performing the cup and balls trick

Magician performing the cup and balls trick

Undated illustration, uncoloured, of a magician performing the cup and balls trick to a gathered audience, entitled Tableaux de Paris: L'Escamoteur, sur le boulevard, pres le Chateau d'Eau (Lit de Marlet). HPG/8/2/1 (xxii) Date: early 19th century

Magician performing the cup and balls trick

Magician performing the cup and balls trick

Undated illustration, coloured, of a magician performing the cup and balls trick to a gathered audience, entitled Tableaux de Paris: L'Escamoteur, sur le boulevard, pres le Chateau d'Eau (Lit de Marlet). HPG/8/2/1 (xxii) Date: s

Gathered audience in grand room being entertained

Gathered audience in grand room being entertained

Undated illustration entitled, Divertissement offert aux eleves laureats de la classe de septieme des Lycees (Paris) par Son Altesse le Price Imperial, showing gathered audience in grand room being entertained, illustration by Bertrand Godefoy. HPG/8/2/1 (xxiv) Date: mid 19th century

Rotund magician about to perform a trick for a crowd

Rotund magician about to perform a trick for a crowd

Copy of illustration, Escamoteur! showing rotund magician about to perform a trick for a crowd (Imp. Chez Albert and Cie), February 1848. HPG/8/2/1 (x) Date: 1848

Magician performing the cup and balls trick to a small crowd

Magician performing the cup and balls trick to a small crowd

Undated illustration of magician performing the cup and balls trick to a small crowd, entitled Rien dan les mains rien dans les peches je ne vous trompe pas mais... (a Paris chez Albert, Galerie-Vero-Dodat). HPG/8/2/1 (xix)

Magician performing the cup and balls trick

Magician performing the cup and balls trick

Undated coloured illustration of magician performing the cup and balls trick, titled Escamoteur: Arts Metiers et Cris de Paria. HPG/8/2/1 (xviii)

Great Wizard of the North Performing his Celebrated Tricks

Great Wizard of the North Performing his Celebrated Tricks

Undated copy of engraving, The Great Wizard of the North Performing his Celebrated Trick of Pouring Four Different Liquids From One Bottle. HPG/8/2/1 (vii) Date: circa 1860

Italian conjuror Bartholomeo Bosco

Italian conjuror Bartholomeo Bosco

Print of etching of Italian conjuror, Bartholomeo Bosco, drawn in 1838. Giovanni Bartholomew (Bartolomeo) Bosco (January 3, 1793 - March 7, 1863) was an Italian illusionist born in Turin who became one of the greatest conjurers of the 19th century. HPG/8/1/1 (xi) Date: 1838

Magician performing trick on table with cup and balls

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 (xii) Date: circa 1810

Illustration of a French conjuror and clown with crowd

Illustration of a French conjuror and clown with crowd

Coloured illustration of a French conjuror and clown with crowd, circa 1800. HPG/8/2/1 (iv) Date: circa 1800

I. Calculator Esq: The Celebrated Conjuror

I. Calculator Esq: The Celebrated Conjuror

Copy of illustration, I. Calculator Esq: The Celebrated Conjuror by A.B., 30 August 1776. HPG/8/2/1 (vi) Date: 1776

Indian Rope Trick Poster

Indian Rope Trick Poster

Undated coloured poster featuring illustration of Thurston, the famous magician, performing the East Indian rope-trick. HPF/5B/17 Date: early 20th century

French conjuror Robert Houdin

French conjuror Robert Houdin

Jean Eug讥 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) Date: circa 1850

Magician Carl Devo

Magician Carl Devo

Undated colour illustrated poster for magician Carl Devo, featuring full length illustration of Devo surrounded by magical objects, printed by Weiner's Limited, London. HPF/5B/5 Date: circa 1920

Bartholomew Fair (1721),

Bartholomew Fair (1721),

Coloured, semi-circular illustration of Bartholomew Fair (1721), with small text giving the history of the fair, published by J. F. Setchel, London, c1820. HPF/5C/47 Date: 1721

Playbill for Maskelyne & Cooke magical variety show

Playbill for Maskelyne & Cooke magical variety show

Playbill for performances of the show 'The Novelty of the Age', featuring magicians Maskelyne and Cooke, held at Berkley Castle, Blackpool, January 1870. Featuring the Royal Illusionists in a variety of roles and performing decapitation, levitation, musical numbers, plate spinning and a transformation farce featuring a Gorilla! A show to delight 'the most fastidious' whilst 'puzzling the scientific'. HPF/5A/31 Date: 1870

Magician performing card trick to gathered crowd

Magician performing card trick to gathered crowd

Undated colour illustration of magician performing card trick to gathered crowd after an aquatint by J J Chalon, entitled 'L'Escomoteur' - 1814. HPG/8/2/1 (xliii) Date: 1814