Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 97
committed, which deceives the spectator, andproduce^ in his vision an inverse effect from that whichwould be obtained with a correctly-dr^wn sketch. The origin of the design is not less curious than thedrawing itself. It did not emanate from the portfolio ofa scientist, but from the warehouse of a… … Fig. 68.—Optical Illusion—Which is the tallest of the Three ?{By pcnnisstoji ofRIcssrs. A. ajidF, Pears.) VISION AND OPTICAL ILLUSIONS. 8l The Soap-merchants completed this telling advertise-ment by giving the three figures the counterfeit pre-sentiments of Lord Randolph Churchill (i),…
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