Jan 15, 2017
William Morgan published a series of 'Morgan's Dioramic View' during the nineteenth century. These novelty prints consisted of a picture pasted onto a single window mount, with another print adhered to the verso. When held up to the light the first picture would fade, revealing the second print.
Here is Westminster Abbey, entirely deserted, with the empty throne at the centre. When held up to the light, the empty Abbey is transformed to reveal the scene of Queen Victoria's coronation, with the Archbishop placing the crown upon her head.