Art Resource - AR921905

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Fantascope disc, 1833. The Fantascope or Phenakistoscope was an optical toy depending on persistence of vision for its effect. This disc shows multiple images of a man and woman dancing a polka. When the picture is spun on a spindle and turned on its side in front of a looking glass (mirror) the image gives the impression that the couple are moving. From Fantascope published by Ackermann and Co. (London, 1833).

Unique Identifier AR921905

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3821px × 3685px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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