This image is of a magic lantern show produced as an almost a warning from beyond the grave. The dialogue in the print is as follows. Lanternist: 'I am come from your father, to warn you of the consequences of your evil life, take warning and repent, look through this lanthorn' and the Viewer replies: 'O lord, o lord! take away the lanthorn Billy and Il never act wrong while I live. O Lord, o Lord- '. The image projected depicts various violent images of revolution.
| Item number | 70038 |
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| Category | |
| Type | Magic Lantern |
| Language | English |
| Country of origin | UK |
Part of the Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell Collection