Circular lantern slide depicting illustrations of Albert Smith's ascent of Mont Blanc. Albert Richard Smith climbed Mont Blanc in 1851 and gave a one-man show about his ascent in London from 1852 -1858. He sold a variety of Mont Blanc merchandise. Contemporary advertisements suggest these lantern slides were part of a portable peep show sold at the Egyptian Hall in 1855.

Creator

• Smith, Albert

Keyword

• Summits of Modern Man

Year

• 1855

Date created

• 1855

Resource type

• Image

Source

• [Title Slide] from Mr. Albert Smith's Ascent of Mont Blanc: In Miniature, [London? : s.n.], [185-?], hand-colored lantern slide, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection BidID: 581065-0001, 581065-0002.

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2020-08-07