Slide set: The dying Saviour and the gipsy girl (service of song: Bamforth & Co., 29-34 slides, 1894)

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Slide 1

An artist was standing before an easel in a quaint old studio

Slide 2

'What does that picture mean, Seignor?' asked the gipsy girl

Slide 3 *

'I am anxious to catch the sunlight on those raven tresses,' he continued

Slide 4

The girl's face grew darker, and she answered 'I never pray to anyone'

Slide 5

'You are a very good sitter, but do you always look so melancholy?'

Slide 6 *

He shall never have it -- NEVER I hate him. I loathe him

Slide 7

She often sat in the tent, brooding over her wrongs

Slide 8

'Yes, to be sure' replied the artist, looking up in surprise

Slide 9 *

'Heaven is where God dwells, and the angels, up there'

Slide 8 (rpt)

'We are all sinners, and have done wicked things, everybody has'

Slide 10

Gitana stood thoughtfully watching his movements

Slide 11

'Now, Seignor, tell me who this Man is, and why He is dying a cruel death'

Slide 12

If He was so good to the people, how came He to die, and be nailed to that wood?

Slide 13

He said that whosoever only believed in Jesus should not perish

Slide 12 (rpt)

How could He like to be nailed there with those sharp prickles round his forehead?

Slide 14 *

Slide 15

How can you help loving Him, if you know that He died for you?

Slide 16

'Can you look at that picture and see the patient dying Man as He hangs there?

Slide 17

She clasped her hands above her head, exclaiming, 'Oh my sins, who will save me?'

Slide 18 *

She crouched down, and hid her tears with the gay silken scarf

Slide 19

'Don't weep, Gitana, I will ask the student if there is not room in heaven for you'

Slide 20

The student took much interest in Sternberg's account of the gipsy

Slide 21

He now had found Jesus, and believed in Him to the saving of his soul

Slide 22

As he kneels before the picture he often stops to wipe away his tears

Slide 23

They passed their jokes on most of the paintings

Slide 24

The painter's eye observed him keenly; his ear caught a sigh

Slide 25

As he drew near, he saw that she was weeping

Slide 26

Gitana lifted her head hastily, and tried to speak

Slide 27

'Oh, Seignor, I saw that dying face again, and He seemed to speak to me'

Slide 28

During his reading, she smiled at the assurance of pardon

Slide 29

'Farewell, farewell, Gitana, for the last time until we meet in heaven'

Slide 30

The gipsy king is seated by Gitana's bed of dried leaves

Slide 31

'Why are you so glad to die, Gitana, the flower of our tribe?'

Slide 32

'My Saviour loves me better than even you do, and I shall be with Him for ever'

Slide 33**

(Effect) 'He is here now, I feel His presence'

Slide 34

no image available

** there are alternative versions or views of this slide

Number of slides

29 minimum, 34 maximum (5 optional slides marked * in list)

Manufacturer

Bamforth & Co., England

Other related organisations

in stock of James Broadbent & Son, dates unknown

in stock of William Lane, , dates unknown (item ref. N.159)

in stock of William C. Muir, dates unknown

in stock of Riley Brothers, 1894-1914 (item ref. 746)

in stock of Wrench & Son, 1898

in stock of North of England Temperance League, 1906 (item ref. 125)

in stock of J. Lizars, 1909 (item ref. 531)

in stock of Walter Tyler, 1909 (item ref. 523)

in stock of J.W. Butcher, 1913

in stock of Church Army, 1913 (item ref. LM 5)

Main type of image

life model

Main usage of set

service of song

Date of first manufacture

1894

Reading or song

Mary Hall (arr. George Henry Jackson), The gipsey girl: a service of song (Leeds: James Broadbent, n.d.)

People appearing in slides

CHRIST, Jesus (fl. C1st) – slides 1-6 *, 8-19, 21-28, 33

Notes

The Church Army catalogue uses the title The gipsy girl.

Collections

36 slides in The Hecht Collection: Screen Archive South East (University of Brighton)

Subject keywords

Germany
creative arts – painting and drawing
children / family
creative arts – music
religion – Christianity

Lucerna ID 3001055

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 5 May 2024

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