Poster
1890s (printed)
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A colour lithograph poster advertising the Ibsen Theatre. To the left is a blank cartouche bordered by many sinuous, intertwined serpents. Above the cartouche is a portrait bust of Henrick Isben, the 19th century playwright and theatre director. To the right is a nude female figure with long flowing red hair, standing on the shore of the sea.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour lithography on paper |
| Brief description | Poster designed by Brynolf Wennerberg, advertising the Ibsen Theatre, colour lithograph, Germany, 1890s |
| Physical description | A colour lithograph poster advertising the Ibsen Theatre. To the left is a blank cartouche bordered by many sinuous, intertwined serpents. Above the cartouche is a portrait bust of Henrick Isben, the 19th century playwright and theatre director. To the right is a nude female figure with long flowing red hair, standing on the shore of the sea. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'B. Wennerberg' (Signed) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr Norman B. Stone |
| Object history | This is the stock poster produced for the tour of the dramatic ensemble known as the Ibsen Theatre through northern Germany, Silesia and Austria in the spring of 1898. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933. |
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| Accession number | E.3323-1932 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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