© Brunel Museum
The Thames Tunnel changing to the Coronation Procession from Buckingham Palace
Artist: William Spooner (active from 1844)
Location: Brunel Museum
Date: 1837
Materials: hand coloured lithograph
Dimensions: 28.5 x 22.5cm (in original mount)
Grant:
Amount Paid: £280 (Total: £280)
Vendor: Marlborough Rare Books
Provenance:
Private collection; Marlborough Rare Books.
Description:
The ‘Protean View’ or ‘transformation’, is an alternative amusement to the peepshow, popular in Victorian times. Spooner produced several examples although little is known about the artist. This work depicts a view of The Thames Tunnel which changes into the Coronation Procession from Buckingham Palace when the lithograph is lit from behind.
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