This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/25/2023
[CONTORTIONIST] [MAGIC] Quel che Creder non Puoi Veder Potrai. (What you Believe You Cannot See.) Italian, late eighteenth century. Engraved pictorial advertisement for the performance of a contortionist, with sixteen poses depicted, all framing a central full-length image of a woman conjuror seated at a table, a wand in one hand and a fan in the other, with a card on the table before her. 18 x 11 ¾”. Old folds, one corner repaired, partially mounted to an album page. See Exemplars, p. 218.