Robespierre

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Artist/Maker	Beggarstaff Brothers (designer)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Design for a poster intended to advertise Sardou’s play Robespierre produced by Sir Henry Irving at the Lyceum Theatre, London, 15 April 1899, but not issued as a poster; Black and brown paper collage and watercolour; Signed.

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Categories	Advertising Entertainment & Leisure Theatre Designs Collages Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	Robespierre
Materials and techniques	Black and brown paper collage and watercolour Paper Collage Watercolour Drawing
Brief description	Design for a poster intended to advertise Sardou’s play 'Robespierre' produced by Sir Henry Irving at the Lyceum Theatre, London, but not issued as a poster; Black and brown paper collage and watercolour; Signed; By Beggarstaff Brothers; Great Britain; 1899.
Physical description	Design for a poster intended to advertise Sardou’s play Robespierre produced by Sir Henry Irving at the Lyceum Theatre, London, 15 April 1899, but not issued as a poster; Black and brown paper collage and watercolour; Signed.
Dimensions	Height: 218.4cm Width: 203.2cm Dimensions 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
Production type	Design
Marks and inscriptions	Signed.
Literary reference	Sardou’s play <u>Robespierre</u>.
Bibliographic references	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 Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1943, London: HMSO, 1956.
Other number	4/A11 - V&A microfiche
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.65-1943

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O726900/robespierre-poster-beggarstaff-brothers/

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