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A Night Out

Poster
ca.1896 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Hassall, John (RI, RWA) (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

Colour lithograph poster advertising the comedy 'A Night Out' by C. Klein (from the French) at the Vaudeville Theatre. Signed.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Entertainment & Leisure
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleA Night Out
Materials and techniques
Colour lithography
Printing Ink
Colour Lithography
Brief description
Colour lithograph poster advertising the comedy 'A Night Out' by C. Klein, produced at the Vaudeville Theatre. Designed by John Hassall. Great Britain. ca.1896.
Physical description
Colour lithograph poster advertising the comedy 'A Night Out' by C. Klein (from the French) at the Vaudeville Theatre. Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 75.9cm
  • Width: 50.8cm
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
Marks and inscriptions
Signed.
Credit line
Given by Mrs J.T. Clarke
Historical context
'A Night Out' was a comedy by C. Klein (from the French), adapted for the London stage by Seymour Hicks. It was first produced at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, 29 April 1896.
Subject depicted
Theatre
Bibliographic references
  • 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
  • Malhotra, R. and Thon, C., eds. Das frühe Plakat in Europa und den USA: Ein Bestandskatalog, Band I, Grossbritannien; Vereinigte Staaten von Nordamerika. Berlin. 1973.
Other number
17/E4 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.392-1921

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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