The Invisible Prince

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One person emailed me (or left a comment) about this awesome illusion called "The Invisible Price". Unfortunately, I can't retry his notes, but if I remember correctly this is the original illusion of this type. It was created 200 years ago and can be found painted on a wall of a nursery in some children hospital. If someone can find out who is the artist, and correct location, I would be more than grateful. If you noticed, many of our optical illusion were influenced by this artist (whose name I can't recall). Most obvious similarity can be seen in the illusion poster for the movie "Premonition", starring Sandra Bullock. I liked that image so much, I even placed it as default for our "Optical Illusion widgets". Your assignment is to find the hidden prince inside this painting below. Another similar example can be seen here.






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  1. Anonymous Anonymous 

    This one was difficult to see. It helps to know the falcon is resting on his wrist and the leaves make up greek crown.

  2. Blogger Sid 

    I spotted the guy....but he doesn't look like a prince. What's with the prince stuff?

  3. Blogger Dr. Evil 

    aah sweet. i like this one better that the premonition one. very nice. and the fact that its the first of its kind makes it even better.

    thanx mate

  4. Anonymous Anonymous 

    The painting is in the nursery of the Caerphilly Castle in the UK.

    :)

  5. Blogger Luke3x 

    Is the falcon part of the prince in any way, and what makes him a prince?

  6. Anonymous Anonymous 

    The falcon represents Royalty so the falcon resting on his wrist symbolizes his High ranking.

  7. Anonymous Anonymous 

    The Falcon on his wrist represents his high ranking in society. The falcon is used to symbolize royalty and wealth. so by having it there we assume its a prince.

  8. Anonymous Anonymous 

    Totally awesome, it took me a little while to get this one though

  9. Anonymous Anonymous 

    I have been using the illusion widget for a while, and this one is one of the bests. I like this because it is difficult to spot the guy but I soon spotted it. i love the fact that it is old too and that the illusion is subtle.

  10. Anonymous Anonymous 

    it took me a little while to find it but this is a very good illusion

  11. Anonymous Anonymous 

    this picture is in the nursery of the Cardiff Castle.

  12. Anonymous Anonymous 

    I can't find it!!!!!

  13. Anonymous Anonymous 

    Very nice, very subtle

  14. Anonymous =P 

    is the falcon really on his wrist? i see it kinda more on his chest. but, maybe because i can't even find a wrist. i can see the head and shoulders and the outline of the arms, but anything beyond that is lost to me.

  15. Anonymous funnygirl 

    looks like Ceasar to me....anyone else?

  16. Blogger Quintin Kerby 

    I had a hard time figuring out the wrist thing too, but it is on his right wrist. His arm is the two twigs pointing to the falcon. It sort of looks like his arm is coming out of a robe.

  17. Anonymous mango girl 1331 

    He is a prince firstly because the falcon symbolises royalty, and secondly because he is wearing a crown, albeit a leafy one. This is an excellent illusion.

  18. Anonymous Shauzia 

    it took me FOREVER to find it, but in te end, I ended up finding his face and going from there, how is the falcon on his wrist?

  19. Anonymous Anonymous 

    Took me a while but found him eventually, but why "Prince"?

  20. Anonymous Anonymous 

    i cant actually see the prince, i even read other comments about the falcon sitting on his wrist. i like optical illusions but when i cant see them its frustrating!

  21. Anonymous Anonymous 

    Ohhhhh, i thought it was a big face but its his body, cool, i only saw the whole thing when i suddenly saw his nose and face.

  22. Blogger Jennifer 

    aw sweet! i couldn't find it at first, but then it just jumped out at me! cool!

  23. Blogger Lily 

    Very nice...
    But it was really easy to spot.

  24. Anonymous Anonymous 

    is the falcon really on his wrist? i see it kinda more on his chest.

    I wouldn't have been able to see it without that clue. It IS more like on his chest!

    The twigs right above the falcon's head make the profile of the prince. He's looking to the right

  25. Anonymous Anonymous 

    i found it becas it the same as the queen one

  26. Anonymous Anonymous 

    Yeah the crown is the leaves, and that's why it's called the prince. That was a good one.

  27. Anonymous Anonymous 

    The leaves at the top symbolize a crown. This was a good one.

  28. Anonymous Anonymous 

    Easy.....

  29. Anonymous Anonymous 

    It helps to look at the falcon being just below the chin. At first I thought the falcon was on the chest also, but after others mentioned the wrist I realized the right arm is bent across him. Then he has a laurel leaf crown on the top of the head.

  30. Blogger Dustin 

    i see him, he is between the two trees and the foliage at the top of the tree is his crown.

  31. Anonymous Anonymous 

    I love this one, it's nice to see the old pictures. Took me about 10 min's to see it.The mans head is just above the falcon and the falcon is on his wrist (Nearly)
    Now ive seen it i cant stop seeing it 10/10 very good

  32. Blogger Ken 

    to see the prince, look at the falcon's beak. The line towards the leaves makes an outline of a face (nose). Appears the prince is wearing crown of leaves, robe. Arm comes out of robe and up to hold the falcon on the wrist.

  33. Blogger mark 

    I see the prince with the falcon under his chin, but I thought I saw a different one. He's in the trunk of the tree on the right. See his head just under the crook in the tree. It appears his face looks off to the right and down slightly.

  34. Anonymous FirePaw 

    Oh wow, it jumped out at me! Impressive!

  35. Anonymous Anonymous 

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8875720654830418206

    over bird

  36. Anonymous Anonymous 

    FINALLY I FOUND IT

  37. Anonymous Anonymouse 

    I found it in 10 seconds.

  38. Anonymous Anonymous 

    This is the first illusion I've tried. I saw it right off the bat, right down to his sleeve and the outlines of his calves. Still interesting.

  39. Anonymous Bazzah 

    Where are his legs?

  40. Anonymous Anonymous 

    I finally found it, but I don't get why people said the falcon's on the wrist of the prince... because it's not. The falcon is more in front of the prince. It's a very nice illusion though.

  41. Anonymous Anonymous 

    Some of the leaves make up a wreath on the Prince's head. Still not a great illusion!

  42. Anonymous Katy 

    Saw it straight away.....a first for me!!

  43. Blogger Joe 

    Found this for you ;)

    Cardiff Castle was first built (in a much reduced form) by the Romans and later modified by various people until it was finally remodeled by the Earl of Bute and the architect William Burges in the late 19th Century. A strange combination of Victorian extravagance and medieval austerity, it is certainly unique.

    Every room in the castle has a theme. For example, the theme of the Winter Smoking Room in the Clock Tower is time, with various decorations representing the seasons of the year, the days of the week, and so on. Above the fireplace is carved Virgil's line, "Omnia vincit amor et nos cedamus amori." To prevent women from eavesdropping at the door while the men talked, Burges carved a devil's head above it to scare them away. (He was in the 19th Century, so he was a fairly recent git.)

    The nursery has tiles painted by William Lonsdale from Shaker Heights, Ohio, which represented various figures from nursery rhymes and fairy tales. For one, he has the outline of the Invisible Prince between two trees shaped by the branches of the trees, but most are straightforward.

  44. Anonymous Anonymous 

    the falcon is on his wrist
    bacas he is a greek prince
    and becas he has a dress on and he has a leave crown

  45. Anonymous Anonymous 

    "I finally found it, but I don't get why people said the falcon's on the wrist of the prince... because it's not."

    It is, it's just very subtle, as are his legs. You have to look carefully. It's on his right wrist, it really is!

  46. Anonymous Anonymous 

    This is a cool one I have seen in days. Takes a while to realize the "Hidden Prince", but once you do you always see the picture with him.
    For those who are not able to locate the hidden prince, try watching the line just coming out of top of Falcon's head. The small buldge is his nose and the leaves right on top of Falcon's head is his crown. The left tree branch of Falcon is his Right arm.

    Cool one!!!

  47. Blogger Fink Productions 

    Looks more like a Duke

  48. Anonymous Anonymous 

    Uhh the falcon is not on his wrist. It is on his chest and he is resting his chin on it. It looks nothing like a prince though and you can barely make out the figure.

  49. Anonymous Anonymous 

    The falcon IS on his wrist. That's how falcons are held. If it was clinging to his chest I suspect he'd be in some pain... :) Also resting your chin on a falcon is probably not a good idea either. Think of the image in 3D, not just 2D.

  50. Anonymous Anonymous 

    i dont see it

  51. Anonymous Anonymous 

    omg its creepy he has ROLES

  52. Anonymous Anonymous 

    OMG i see it that is really cool!

  53. Anonymous Anonymous 

    Prety easy to find the guy, but still cool. He looks more like Ceaser than a prince. Maybe he's a Roman prince.

  54. Anonymous Anonymous 

    i spotted him before I really started to look. This one was really easy.

  55. Anonymous Anonymous 

    That was one of the most difficult illusions i've tried to do in my life. xD. Thanks for that btw. ;)




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