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A Comedy of Sighs

Poster
1966 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour lithograph re-issue poster advertising productions which opened at the Avenue Theatre, London, 29 March 1894 (see E.289-1925). Showing a full-length portrait of a young woman, in three panels, the outer two having bright green spots, the centre being clear. Green text at the top of 'Avenue Theatre' above the cast lists and prices of each performance.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA Comedy of Sighs
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
'A Comedy of Sighs by John Todhunter' and 'The Land of Heart's Desire'. Colour lithograph poster advertising productions which opened at the Avenue Theatre, London, 29 March 1894. Design by Aubrey Vincent Beardsley, Great Britain, 1894. This is a re-issue by Anthony D’Offay, Great Britain, 1966.
Physical description
Colour lithograph re-issue poster advertising productions which opened at the Avenue Theatre, London, 29 March 1894 (see E.289-1925). Showing a full-length portrait of a young woman, in three panels, the outer two having bright green spots, the centre being clear. Green text at the top of 'Avenue Theatre' above the cast lists and prices of each performance.
Dimensions
  • Height: 75.6cm
  • Width: 51cm
Dimensions taken from: Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Production
Re-issue of an original poster issued in 1894 (see E.289-1925).
Subjects depicted
Associated object
E.289-1925 (Original)
Bibliographic reference
Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Other number
3/F11 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Accession number
E.442-1972

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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