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The Grand Duke

Poster
ca. 1896 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Waterlow & Sons (printer)
Hardy, Dudley (designer)
Place of origin
London (printed)

'The Grand Duke'. Colour lithograph poster advertising a performance of the comic opera by W S Gilbert and A. Sullivan. The design shows a full length portait of a man in a dark dress coat and breeches, with his tricorn hat on his head at an angle, hair in a stiff band at the back of his neck, medals and ribbons on his coat lapels. All on an orange background, black text and border, cream edges. Signed.

Object details

Categories
Advertising
Prints
Entertainment & Leisure
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleThe Grand Duke
Materials and techniques
Colour lithography
Colour Lithography
Brief description
Colour lithograph poster advertising 'The Grand Duke', a comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan, at the Savoy Theatre, London. Design by Dudley Hardy. Printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd., London. ca.1896.
Physical description
'The Grand Duke'. Colour lithograph poster advertising a performance of the comic opera by W S Gilbert and A. Sullivan. The design shows a full length portait of a man in a dark dress coat and breeches, with his tricorn hat on his head at an angle, hair in a stiff band at the back of his neck, medals and ribbons on his coat lapels. All on an orange background, black text and border, cream edges. Signed.
Dimensions
  • Size of sheet height: 33.3cm
  • Size of sheet width: 49.8cm
  • Height: 76.5cm
  • Width: 49.6cm
Dimensions taken from: Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991.
Marks and inscriptions
'Dudley Hardy' (Signed.)
Historical context
The Grand Duke, a comic opera by W. S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan, was first produced at the Savoy Theatre, London, 7 March 1896.
Subjects depicted
Theatre
Man
Hat
Coat
Breeches (Trousers)
Medals
Duke
Place depicted
Savoy Theatre
Associations
Gilbert, William Schwenck
Sullivan, Arthur
Associated object
S.2784-1995 (Object)
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
  • Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991.
  • 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
17/B4 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1407-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O698019/the-grand-duke-poster-hardy-dudley/
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