Slide set: The trial of Sir Jasper (recitation: York & Son, 25 slides, in/before 1887)

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Descriptive data for this set (listed below slide images)

Slide 1

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Slide 2

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Slide 3

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Slide 4

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Slide 5

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Slide 6

'Is it too late to save him? God, we pray / His guardian angel may not pass away'

Slide 7

'Ten thousand devils haunt him day and night; / Haunt him alike in darkness and in light'

Slide 8

'A common incident of blighted life: / Mourn for the wretched sufferers -- child and wife'

Slide 9

'See the degraded wretch we picture here; / He blights the corn before it reach the ear'

Slide 10

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Slide 11

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Slide 12

'The artist paints him -- lowest of the low: / Alas! Giles Jonson; 'twas not always so'

Slide 13

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Slide 14

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Slide 15

'She may be welcomed by the Seraphim, / Where SINNERS PENITENT find pardoning grace'

Slide 16

'And when the babe was dead / 'Twas 'accidental death' the jury said'

Slide 17

'This happened in New Zealand: they had placed / A drunken Maori in the public stocks'

Slide 18

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Slide 19

'ENTER THE PRISON: see the good man there, / Who from the death-doomed sinner drives despair'

Slide 20

'The artist saw this scene in London Square, / One night of snow, or nearer early morning'

Slide 21

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Slide 22

'Can you not guess what these pool-bubbles mean, / Though of the self-drowned woman nought is seen!'

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Slide 25

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Number of slides

Manufacturer

York & Son, England

Other related organisations

in stock of W.C. Hughes, dates unknown

in stock of Riley Brothers, 1887-1914 (item ref. 81)

in stock of UK Band of Hope Union, 1891

in stock of E.G. Wood, 1894 (item ref. 7694)

in stock of Newton & Co., 1899-1913 (item ref. IU)

in stock of J. Lizars, 1909 (item ref. 126)

in stock of Ivens & Co., 1913

Main type of image

drawing / painting / print

Main usage of set

recitation

Date of first manufacture

unknown (latest possible 1887)

Source of slide images

S.C. Hall, The trial of Sir Jasper: a temperance tale in verse (London: H. Virtue & Co. Ltd., 1873)

Readings or songs

J.W. Kirton, ‘J.W. Kirton on The trial of Sir Jasper’ in Lantern readings original and selected 1 (5th ed.) (c.1874)

S.C. Hall, The trial of Sir Jasper: a temperance tale in verse (London: H. Virtue & Co. Ltd., 1873)

Related slide set

see generic title The trial of Sir Jasper (generic set title – 3 different versions are known)

People involved in slide production

CRUIKSHANK, George (1792-1878) – creator of source image(s), slide 7

FAED, Thomas, R.A. (1826-1900) – creator of source image(s), slide 3

GILBERT, Sir John, R.A. (1817-1897) – artist, slide 8

PATON, Sir J. Noel, R.S.A. (1821-1901) – artist, slide 6

TENNIEL, Sir John (1820-1914) – creator of source image(s), slide 9

THOMAS, W. Cave (1820-1906) – artist, slide 1

People appearing in slides

CHRIST, Jesus (fl. C1st) – slide 15

Notes

The images are photographed from the engravings in the book, by a selection of well-known artists and illustrators.

Collections

11 slides known to exist in private collection

Subject keywords

creative arts – painting and drawing
social issues – alcohol / temperance

Lucerna ID 3000445

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 18 March 2021

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Slide set: The trial of Sir Jasper (recitation: York & Son, 25 slides, in/before 1887)