Toverlantaarn - Don Quichotte.

Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes

Magic lantern slides after the novel 'The ingenious nobleman Don Quixote of La Mancha', written by Miguel de Cervantes. This novel consists of two parts: the first was published in 1605, the second in 1615. The novel tells the comical travel adventures of an old nobleman who thinks he is an errant knight. This protagonist, Don Quixote, is the stereotype of the idealist, a foolish hero who, with his good intentions but impractical deeds, makes himself quite ridiculous.

Don Quixote A set of twelve square magic lantern slides. The lantern slides are 8.2 x 8.2 cm in size and are made by Theobald & Co., England.


	The images on the above square lantern slides were also released in a series of 4 oblong slides. The story of Don Quixote in 12 episodes (3 episodes per slide), dimensions: 9.5 x 30 cm.

Don Quichotte A set of 24 black and white magic lantern slides produced by the German manufacturer Unger & Hoffmann A.G.





		From 1900 until 1928 the German manufacturer Unger & Hoffmann A.G. from Dresden produced fifty-six sets of photographic lantern slides called 'Projektion für Alle'. The subjects are much divided. The boxes are made of cardboard, covered with marbled paper; the dimensions are 24 x 9 x 9 cm. Every box contains 24 slides from 8.3 x 8.3 cm (3 1/4" x 3 1/4") in black and white, neither protected by a cover glass nor a paper strip round the edges. All slides have the serial number, the slide number, and the slide title in three languages at the edges.

Don Quichotte
The now familiar history on six hand-painted magic lantern slides made by a French manufacturer, in all probability Lapierre or Aubert.

The slides always show two scenes, numbered from 1 - 24; the dimensions are about 6 x 20 cm.

Below slides 2, 3, and 6 from another French series with the story of the wandering knight. Dimensions: 4.8 cm high, 20.2 cm long.

Finally, a single long lantern slide on which Don Quixot fights against the windmills.