Trick Collection

Sleeper Awakened by a Young Woman with Fire, early 1620s. Creator: Nicolas Regnier
Sleeper Awakened by a Young Woman with Fire, early 1620s

Le Md de chaines de suretés, 1840. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le Md de chaines de suretes, 1840. La chaine de surete ainsi nomme par ce qu'elle est un moyen sur de faire savoir que le badaud qui l'achete posse une montre

Vertumnus and Pomona, 1613. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Vertumnus and Pomona, 1613

The Event at the Ball, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième
The Event at the Ball, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitieme siecle, 1774

Judah and Tamar, c.1640-c.1650. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Judah and Tamar, c.1640-c.1650

Vertumnus and Pomona, 1617. Creator: Jan Tengnagel
Vertumnus and Pomona, 1617

Archimède démontrant aux ingènieurs anglais... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Archimede demontrant aux ingenieurs anglais... 19th century. Archimedes showing the English engineers how, in Syracuse, he raised not just one vessel but an entire fleet

The Humours of Horse Racing, Between the Races, c1816 (1886). Creator: Unknown
The Humours of Horse Racing, Between the Races, c1816 (1886). From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Industrie, Patience, Intelligence - birds trained by Emilie Vandermeersch, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Industrie, Patience, Intelligence - birds trained by Emilie Vandermeersch, 1850. This young lady...has applied herself from an early age to the training of birds...she exercises over them an

The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane, 1858. Creator: John Quidor
The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane, 1858

John Nevil Maskelyne performs a spirit cabinet illusion, c1910. Creator: Unknown
John Nevil Maskelyne performs a spirit cabinet illusion, c1910. How the tricks are performed - " A coach-horn or megaphone is useful for picking things up

The Ghost in the Stereoscope, ca. 1856. Creator: London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co
The Ghost in the Stereoscope, ca. 1856

Three Card Trick, Epsom, n. d. Creator: Philip William May
Three Card Trick, Epsom, n.d

Metal Toy: Trick Pony Bell Ringer, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Charles Henning
Metal Toy: Trick Pony Bell Ringer, 1935/1942

Toy Bank: Trick Dog, c. 1937. Creator: George File
Toy Bank: Trick Dog, c. 1937

Juvenile Tricks, published 1811. Creator: JMW Turner
Juvenile Tricks, published 1811

The Card Sharp on the Boulevard, 1806. Creator: Louis Leopold Boilly
The Card Sharp on the Boulevard, 1806

Columbus Breaking the Egg, April 1752. Creator: William Hogarth
Columbus Breaking the Egg, April 1752

Columbus Breaking the Egg, December 1, 1753. Creator: William Hogarth
Columbus Breaking the Egg, December 1, 1753

Admiration with Astonishment (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions), January 21, 1800

Juvenile Tricks (Liber Studiorum, part V, plate 22), January 1, 1811. Creator: JMW Turner
Juvenile Tricks (Liber Studiorum, part V, plate 22), January 1, 1811

Laban searching for idols among Jacobs possessions, ca. 1635-40

The Automaton Chess Player, 1845. Creator: Unknown
The Automaton Chess Player, 1845. A machine...invented in the year 1769. by Wolfgang de Kempelin...the concealed player was seated immediately under the chess board of the Automaton...the reverse of

Barry, the Clown, on the Thames, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Barry, the Clown, on the Thames, 1844. Scene on the River Thames in London:an eccentric feat of very rare, though not unprecedented enactment. Mr

Monsieur Philippe, at the Strand Theatre, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Monsieur Philippe, at the Strand Theatre, 1845. Magic show on the London stage. M. Philippe, the conjuror...has taken the Strand Theatre for a series of " Soirees Mysterieuses

Blue Beard Tableau: Fatima Enters the Forbidden Court; What She Sees There; Disposition of the Bodies (Invisible to the Spectators) (Harpers Bazar, Vol. I), September 5, 1868

The Lesson, 1856. Creator: William G. Campbell
The Lesson, 1856

The Wonderful Pig, April 12, 1785. April 12, 1785. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Wonderful Pig, April 12, 1785

Columbus Breaking the Egg, 18th century. 18th century. Creator: William Hogarth
Columbus Breaking the Egg, 18th century

Renard Makes Fun of the Bear, 1650-75. Creator: Allart van Everdingen
Renard Makes Fun of the Bear. From Hendrick van Alcmars Renard The Fox, 1650-75. Third state of four

Fountains, Hellbrunn Palace, Salzburg, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Fountains, Hellbrunn Palace, Salzburg, Austria, c1935. Hellbrunn is a large Baroque villa with an imaginatively designed water garden featuring hidden fountains which spray unsuspecting visitors

This is the head of Kanshusai, the son of the Lord Sugawara!, 1919. Creator
" This is the head of Kanshusai, the son of the Lord Sugawara!", 1919. The severed head was, in fact, that of little Kotaro

The Women of Weinsberg, 21 December 1140, (1936). Creator: Unknown
The Women of Weinsberg, 21 December 1140, (1936). Die Weiber Von Weinsberg, 21 Dezember 1140. Conrad III (1093-1152), King of Germany, laid siege to the town of Weinsberg

Columbus Breaking The Egg, c1815. Creator: William Davison
Columbus Breaking The Egg, c1815. Explorer Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) demonstrates how an egg can be made to stand upright on a table. [W. Davison, Alnwick]

Christopher Columbus cracking the egg, 1753. Creator: William Hogarth
Christopher Columbus cracking the egg, 1753. Christopher Columbus demonstrates how an egg can be made to stand upright on a table

Isaac Blessing Jacob, c1638, (1914). Creator: Govaert Flinck
Isaac Blessing Jacob, c1638, (1914). Biblical scene: Jacob, pretending to be his brother Esau, tricked their blind father into bestowing Esaus rightful blessing on him

The Cockney in a Slough, 1804. A cockney on horseback is enticed into a mire by a country yokel who claims that the ground is firm

A Loop-the-Looper in Deep Thought Scratching His Head Over a Difficult Problem, 1927. From The Wonder Book of Aircraft, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London & Melbourne, 1927]

Columbus breaking the egg, 1753, (1833). Artist: William Hogarth
Columbus breaking the egg, 1753, (1833). Explorer Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) demonstrates how an egg can be made to stand upright on a table. (Colorised black and white print)

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven - Abdulla No7, 1947. From Punch, or the London Charivari. - October 15, 1947. [Messrs. Bradbury, Agnew & Co. Limited, London, 1947]

Trick-rider driving tandem, c1899 (1934). Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Trick-rider driving tandem, c1899 (1934). From The Studio Volume 107. [The Offices of the Studio Ltd. London, 1934]

Magic lantern, 1671 (1956). The projection of an image of a man burning in Hell. The image was produced by light from a lamp which travelled down the lens

English Credulity, or The Invisible Ghost, 1762. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston

The Magician or Bottle Cungerer. English Credulity: or, Ye re all Bottled, 1749. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

An Apology to the Town, 1749. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston (pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905)

False Perspective, 1753. Artist: Luke Sullivan
False Perspective, 1753. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905)

Professor Anderson at Balmoral, 1849, (1900). Scottish magician John Anderson (1814-1874) was summoned to Balmoral Castle to give a command performance for Queen Victoria

Conjurers, 16th century. Artist: Dosso Dossi
Conjurers, 16th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

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