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Ambassadeurs/Paris Tout Nu

Poster
c. 1900 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A poster advertising the revue Paris Tout Nu by H. de Grosse and G. Nanteuil at the Ambassadeurs, Paris, about 1900. This poster uses the well-tried advertising device of titillation to sell the product. It wittily incorporates a poster within a poster - as well as an amusing caricature of a Parisian bill-sticker.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAmbassadeurs/Paris Tout Nu (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
Carlobali. Poster advertising Paris Tout Nu, a revue at the Ambassadeurs. Paris, c.1900
Physical description
Poster
Dimensions
  • Height: 781mm
  • Width: 601mm
Credit line
Given by Noel D. Sheffield
Subject depicted
Summary
A poster advertising the revue Paris Tout Nu by H. de Grosse and G. Nanteuil at the Ambassadeurs, Paris, about 1900. This poster uses the well-tried advertising device of titillation to sell the product. It wittily incorporates a poster within a poster - as well as an amusing caricature of a Parisian bill-sticker.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1939, published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, London, 1950
Collection
Accession number
E.519-1939

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Record createdFebruary 28, 2003
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