possibly Spanish, mid-nineteenth century, unsigned, European built wooden French polished stained with working face draft with two big vision lenses in wooden frames, back of the box with fold up to allow light to enter, fold down to allow light through the image to view the night scene with 5 hand-painted scenes showing; a showroom in the light of the day and then a scene from the inside when backlights; Eglise St Isaac St Petersburgh daytime scene and then a night scene with lanterns and moon backlit; St Jean de Luz Lion Lane showing the city and port in the light of the day with a train crossing a bridge backlit; another showing a tomb in the light of day and illuminated by lamps backlit; another showing a scene from the city river light of the day and then another building backlit, 59cm height of the viewer