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Jeanne D'Arc

Poster
ca. 1889-1890 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Drageur & Lesieur (printers (people))
Grasset, Eugène Samuel (artist)
Place of origin
Paris (printed)

This poster advertises the great French actress Sarah Bernhardt in the play Jeanne d'Arc by Jules Barbier at the Théâtre de la Porte St Martin, Paris, in about 1889-1890. As the manager of the Théâtre de la Porte St Martin, Sarah Bernhardt had absolute authority over publicity and was a keen guardian of her image. It was probably due to this that Grasset designed two versions of the poster for Jeanne d'Arc, changing the treatment of Bernhardt's hair from curly in the first to page-boy bob in the second.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Posters
SCRAN
Object type
Poster
TitleJeanne D'Arc (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Printing Ink
Printing
Brief description
Eugène Grasset (1841-1917); Jeanne D'Arc, ca 1889-90; colour lithograph; French.
Physical description
Poster
Dimensions
  • Height: 1202mm
  • Width: 765mm
Credit line
Given by Mrs J.T. Clarke
Subjects depicted
Joan (Saint Joan of Arc)
Bernhardt, Sarah
Literary reference'Jeanne d'Arc' play by Jules Barbier
Summary
This poster advertises the great French actress Sarah Bernhardt in the play Jeanne d'Arc by Jules Barbier at the Théâtre de la Porte St Martin, Paris, in about 1889-1890. As the manager of the Théâtre de la Porte St Martin, Sarah Bernhardt had absolute authority over publicity and was a keen guardian of her image. It was probably due to this that Grasset designed two versions of the poster for Jeanne d'Arc, changing the treatment of Bernhardt's hair from curly in the first to page-boy bob in the second.
Associated objects
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.189-1921

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Record createdMarch 10, 2003
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O76351/jeanne-darc-poster-grasset-eugène-samuel/
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