XXeme Anniversaire du Retablissement des Jeux Olympiques, 1894-1914

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Artist/Maker	Atar, Genève (printer) Elzingre, Edouard (designer)
Place of origin	Geneva (printed)

Poster, 'XXeme Anniversaire du Retablissement des Jeux Olympiques, 1894-1914', celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Modern Olympic Games. The figure of a man wearing a golden laurel wreath and carrying a gold figure of Victory, sits astride a horse as his red cape billows behind him. The horse is flanked by two men, each wearing a circlet and carrying a garland of roses.

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Categories	Prints Sport Advertising Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	XXeme Anniversaire du Retablissement des Jeux Olympiques, 1894-1914 (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Lithograph Lithography
Brief description	Poster, 'XXeme Anniversaire du Retablissement des Jeux Olympiques, 1894-1914', celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Modern Olympic Games, Switzerland, 1914
Physical description	Poster, 'XXeme Anniversaire du Retablissement des Jeux Olympiques, 1894-1914', celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Modern Olympic Games. The figure of a man wearing a golden laurel wreath and carrying a gold figure of Victory, sits astride a horse as his red cape billows behind him. The horse is flanked by two men, each wearing a circlet and carrying a garland of roses.
Dimensions	Image height: 990mm Image width: 750mm Support height: 107.9cm Support width: 78.8cm Sheet height: 1018mm Sheet width: 727mm
Marks and inscriptions	'XXEME ANNIVERSAIRE DU RETABLISSEMENT / DES JEUX OLYMPIQUES / 1894 1914 (At the bottom of the poster)
Subjects depicted	Men Figures (Representations) Figurines Laurel Wreaths Capes (Outerwear) Horses (Animals) Equestrians Crowns (Headdresses) Bridles Flowers Festoons Victory Olympic Games
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.228-2006

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Record created	October 12, 2006
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O128546/xxeme-anniversaire-du-retablissement-des-poster-elzingre-edouard/

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