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print
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poster
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advertisement
Object Type
print
poster
advertisement
Museum number
1929,0611.117
Description
Poster (reduced) for the Carnival and Samedi Gras, 15 February at the Théatre de l'Opéra; masked woman in green-striped ballgown with fan, female harlequin and top-hatted man behind; one of a series of posters for dances in Paris, published as plate 9 in the series 'Les Maîtres de l'Affiche'. 1896 Colour lithograph, backed to linen
Producer name
Print made by:
Jules Chéret
Printed by:
Chaix
School/style
French
Production date
1896
Production place
Printed in:
Paris (France)
Materials
paper
Technique
lithograph
colour
Dimensions
Height:
290 millimetres
Width:
211 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Not in Maindron.
Bibliographic references
IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
(770)
Maindron 1896 / Les Affiches illustrées (1886-1895)
(Not described)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
carnival
Associated places
Associated with:
Paris
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Les Maîtres de l'Affiche
Acquisition name
Donated by:
E H Blakesley
Acquisition date
1929
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1929,0611.117