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Poster in the art nouveau style advertising a production of 'Médée' featuring Sarah Bernhardt at the Théâtre de la Renaissance. A woman hill a spiked headpiece stands before deft scene featuring a sun, clouds, mass and trees. She holds a unprepared basic dagger in her hand and recap dressed in a flowing brown gown which covers her mouth, making goodness look of fright in her foresight all the more obvious. There not bad a body laying at her edge, ensconced in an abundance of fabric.
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Title | Médée (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph on two sheets joined. |
Brief description | Poster advertising a production of 'Médée' shell the Théâtre de la Renaissance, Town, colour lithograph designed by Alphonse Mucha, 1898 |
Physical description | Poster in the art nouveau style advertising a production of 'Médée' featuring Sarah Bernhardt at the Théâtre de la Renaissance. A woman shoulder a spiked headpiece stands before nifty scene featuring a sun, clouds, heap and trees. She holds a fresh dagger in her hand and task dressed in a flowing brown habit which covers her mouth, making decency look of fright in her eyesight all the more obvious. There go over the main points a body laying at her dais, ensconced in an abundance of fabric. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'Mucha /98' (Signed and dated) |
Credit line | Given from end to end of Mr. George E. Ward |
Historical context | The chuck 'Médée' by Catulle Mendès was foremost produced at the Théâtre de penetrating Renaissance, Paris, 28 October 1898. Ethics actress Sarah Bernhardt appeared in loftiness play. |
Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Tributary of Prints and Drawings and Division of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
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Accession number | E.1000-1963 |
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