Poster
ca.1927, 1927 (printed)
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Pictorial and typographic poster printed in black and pink featuring a drawing by Charles Buchel of John Martin Harvey in the title role of Scaramouche. The image is a three-quarter length view of him, wearing a black cape and hat, with a white Elizabethan-style ruff around his neck, holding a pink, long-nosed 'commedia dell'arte' style mask in his right hand. The image is signed in the stone 'Charles Buchel', and below this are the words: 'MARTIN HARVEY IN SCARAMOUCHE by RAFAEL SABATINI'
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | printed paper |
| Brief description | Typographical and pictorial poster advertising John Martin Harvey in the play Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini, Garrick Theatre 1927. |
| Physical description | Pictorial and typographic poster printed in black and pink featuring a drawing by Charles Buchel of John Martin Harvey in the title role of Scaramouche. The image is a three-quarter length view of him, wearing a black cape and hat, with a white Elizabethan-style ruff around his neck, holding a pink, long-nosed 'commedia dell'arte' style mask in his right hand. The image is signed in the stone 'Charles Buchel', and below this are the words: 'MARTIN HARVEY IN SCARAMOUCHE by RAFAEL SABATINI' |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Object history | Poster produced to advertise the production of Scaramouche, a play by Rafael Sabatini, which was produced at the Garrick Theatre, 1927, starring John Martin Harvey in the title role. This poster is not printed with a theatre name so was probably used for a tour of the production. |
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| Accession number | S.754-2000 |
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| Record created | January 3, 2001 |
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