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Poster - The Tyrant

The Tyrant

  • Object:

    Poster

  • Place of origin:

    London, England (issued)

  • Date:

    1925 (issued)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Buchel, Charles, born 1872 - died 1950 (designer)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Colour lithograph

  • Museum number:

    E.1385-1963

  • Gallery location:

    Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case Y, shelf 64, box B

  • Image unavailable

Physical description

Colour poster showing a portrait of Matheson Lang as Cesare Borgia.

Place of Origin

London, England (issued)

Date

1925 (issued)

Artist/maker

Buchel, Charles, born 1872 - died 1950 (designer)

Materials and Techniques

Colour lithograph

Marks and inscriptions

'Charles Buchel'

Dimensions

Height: 51.1 cm size of sheet, Width: 30.5 cm size of sheet

Object history note

The Tyrant by Rafael Sabatini, was first produced by Matheson Lang at the New Theatre, London, 18 March 1925.
The same design used on this poster was reproduced on the front of the programme of this production.

Descriptive line

Poster, with a portrait of Matheson Lang as Cesare Borgia, advertising a performance of 'The Tyrant' by Rafael Sabatini. Colour lithograph designed by Charles Buchel. 1925.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Full text of entry is as follows:
"BUCHEL, Charles A. (1872-1950) […]
Poster advertising a performance of The Tyrant by Rafael Sabatini, first produced by Matheson Lang at the New Theatre, London, 18 March 1925, showing a portrait of Matheson Lang (1879-1948) as Cesare Borgia.
Signed Charles Buchel.
Colour lithograph. Size of sheet [51.1 x 30.5 cm.] E.1385-1963
Note: The same design was reproduced on the front of the programme of this production."
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
The full text of the entry is as follows:

'Poster showing a portrait of Matheson Lang (1879-1948) as Cesare Borgia, advertising a performance of The Tyrant by Rafael Sabatini, first produced by Matheson Lang at the New Theatre, London, 18 March 1925. S CL 51.1 x 30.5 cm
E.1385-1963 fiche 7/E10'

Techniques

Lithography

Subjects depicted

Theatre; Actor; Lang, Matheson; Borgia, Cesare

Categories

Portraits; Prints; Advertising; Entertainment & Leisure; Posters

Collection code

PDP

Qr_O698040
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