Painted glass becomes a large imageSourced
Magic lanterns projected handmade pictures
A magic lantern directed light through an illustrated glass slide and a lens onto a wall or screen. Early slides were hand-painted, and mechanical slides could add movement. Large projected scenes did not have to begin with filmed footage.
A small glass picture could fill a much larger space.
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