Summary
Painted lantern slide depicting a group of soldiers standing together holding their swords in the air. One of a series of 12 printed lantern slides depicting the story of The Holy War, originally written in 1682 by John Bunyan.
Part of a collection of 126 slides previously located together in a wooden box. The collection contains photographic, printed and hand painted slides depicting landscapes, buildings, scientific drawings, animals and religious stories.
Description of Content
Painted image of a group of soldiers standing together holding their swords in the air. They wear loose white garments with swathes of fabric over the shoulder, and gold helmets.
Physical Description
Hand painted image on a glass plate mounted in a solid wood frame.
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Format
Lantern Slide, Wooden Framed - Single Image, Colour
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Inscriptions
Handwritten in grey pencil and black ink on the edge of wooden frame: '(indecipherable) Emmanuel / 8'
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Overall Dimensions
10 mm (Length), 173 mm (Width), 97 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Lantern Slides, People, Religions, Religions: Christianity, Soldiers, Swords, Uniforms