A showman magician grins as he fans a spread of playing cards in one raised hand. He is dressed in period entertainer's finery: a tall blue top hat, a short caped overcoat, a bright red waistcoat with a watch chain, a white cravat and forest-green trousers tucked into ankle boots.

His theatrical pose and Victorian-Edwardian street costume capture a boardwalk or fairground card conjuror mid-trick, ready to dazzle a crowd.

Standing on a cobbled base, he is a lively addition to a seaside boardwalk, carnival or old-town street diorama, a fairground scene, or a period model railroad platform.