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A Rake's Progress and Other Etchings

Poster
1963 (designed), 1963 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'A Rake's Progress and Other Etchings'. Lithograph poster in black and red, with self-portrait, advertising an exhibition of the artist's prints held by Editions Alecto at the Print Centre, London, December 1963. Signed and dated ''63'.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA Rake's Progress and Other Etchings (trade title)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph in black and red
Brief description
'A Rake's Progress and Other Etchings'. Lithograph poster by David Hockney. Design in black and red, with self-portrait, advertising an exhibition of the artist's prints held by Editions Alecto at the Print Centre, London, 1963.
Physical description
'A Rake's Progress and Other Etchings'. Lithograph poster in black and red, with self-portrait, advertising an exhibition of the artist's prints held by Editions Alecto at the Print Centre, London, December 1963. Signed and dated ''63'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 80cm
  • Width: 57.2cm
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
'David Hockney '63' (Signed and dated in pencil.)
Credit line
Given by Editions Alecto Limited
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1966 pub. HMSO 1967
  • 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
Other number
20/A2 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Accession number
E.2222-1966

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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