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Quite Too-Too
Albert Ludovici II, born 1852 - died 1932 - Enlarge image
Quite Too-Too
- Object:
Satirical Christmas card
- Place of origin:
London (printed and published)
- Date:
1881 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Albert Ludovici II, born 1852 - died 1932 (artist)
Hildesheimer & Faulkner (printer and publisher) - Materials and Techniques:
Colour lithograph on card
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Guy Tristram Little
- Museum number:
E.2414-1953
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case GG, shelf 68, box D
Physical description
Satirical card showing an aesthete in artistic dress. A man in a brown velvet coat striking an attitude while admiring a large sunflower. Blue and white china plates mounted on the wall behind him.
Place of Origin
London (printed and published)
Date
1881 (made)
Artist/maker
Albert Ludovici II, born 1852 - died 1932 (artist)
Hildesheimer & Faulkner (printer and publisher)
Materials and Techniques
Colour lithograph on card
Marks and inscriptions
With yearnings for your intense joy
Dimensions
Height: 12.5 cm unframed, Width: 8.5 cm
Object history note
Designed by Albert Ludovici, II (born in Prague, 1852, died in 1932); printed and published by Hildesheimer & Faulkner, London
Descriptive line
Albert Ludovici. An aesthetic man admiring a sunflower. One of four cards from the "Quite too-too!" set, published by Hildesheimer & Faulkner, London, 1881.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1953 London: HMSO, 1963
Materials
Lithographic ink
Techniques
Colour lithography
Subjects depicted
Camp
Categories
Greeting cards; Satire; Caricatures & Cartoons; Christmas; Prints; Gender and Sexuality; Men's clothes; Interiors; Furniture; Porcelain
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
