Poster
Poster
1881 (printed)
1881 (printed)
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Poster advertising a production of The Colonel by F.C. Burnand, starring Charles Collette as Colonel Woodd, at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Coventry Street, London, 1881.
The aesthetic satire The Colonel opened on 2nd February at the Prince of Wales Theatre. Adapted by F.C. Burnand, it concerned the duplicitous Professor of Aesthetics Lambert Streyke and his supposed painter nephew, Basil Giorgione, who were thinly-disguised caricatures of the perceived leaders of the 'Aesthetic school' Oscar Wilde and James Whistler. Du Maurier advised Burnand on the design, and the resulting drawing room set, with Morris wallpaper, a dado, blue china, lilies, peacock feathers and Japanese fans, proved so attractive that several critics considered The Colonel a good advertisement for the style it intended to mock.
The aesthetic satire The Colonel opened on 2nd February at the Prince of Wales Theatre. Adapted by F.C. Burnand, it concerned the duplicitous Professor of Aesthetics Lambert Streyke and his supposed painter nephew, Basil Giorgione, who were thinly-disguised caricatures of the perceived leaders of the 'Aesthetic school' Oscar Wilde and James Whistler. Du Maurier advised Burnand on the design, and the resulting drawing room set, with Morris wallpaper, a dado, blue china, lilies, peacock feathers and Japanese fans, proved so attractive that several critics considered The Colonel a good advertisement for the style it intended to mock.
Object details
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| Title | Poster (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph on paper. |
| Brief description | Poster advertising a production of The Colonel by F.C. Burnand, starring Charles Collette as Colonel Woodd, at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Coventry Street, London, 1881 |
| Physical description | Pictorial and typographic poster advertising a production of The Colonel by F.C. Burnand, starring Charles Collette as Colonel Woodd, at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Coventry Street, London, 1881. The poster depicts a group of figures, their dress and attitudes mocking the garments, art and behaviour associated with the Aesthetic Movement. In the midst of the scene two small figures, both men, are shown watering a sunflower in a flower pot which towers above them. The image features numerous symbols of the Aesthetic Movement, including further sunflowers, peacock feathers and lilies. |
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| Object history | Associated Production: The Colonel. Playwright: F.C. Burnand. Actor: Charles Collette (Col. Woodd). Edgar Bruce's Company. Prince of Wales Theatre, Coventry Street, London. 2.2.1881. Performance category: comedy, satire. |
| Summary | Poster advertising a production of The Colonel by F.C. Burnand, starring Charles Collette as Colonel Woodd, at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Coventry Street, London, 1881. The aesthetic satire The Colonel opened on 2nd February at the Prince of Wales Theatre. Adapted by F.C. Burnand, it concerned the duplicitous Professor of Aesthetics Lambert Streyke and his supposed painter nephew, Basil Giorgione, who were thinly-disguised caricatures of the perceived leaders of the 'Aesthetic school' Oscar Wilde and James Whistler. Du Maurier advised Burnand on the design, and the resulting drawing room set, with Morris wallpaper, a dado, blue china, lilies, peacock feathers and Japanese fans, proved so attractive that several critics considered The Colonel a good advertisement for the style it intended to mock. |
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| Accession number | S.3331-1994 |
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