Ringling Bros. tremendous 1200 character spectacle Joan of Arc--An inspiring, vivid picture ... the magnificent coronation of Charles VII – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Ringling Bros. tremendous 1200 character spectacle Joan of Arc--An inspiring, vivid picture ... the magnificent coronation of Charles VII comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Ringling Bros. tremendous 1200 character spectacle Joan of Arc--An inspiring, vivid picture ... the magnificent coronation of Charles VII
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Few circus posters of the 1910s took on a medieval French subject, which makes this Ringling Bros. chromolithograph stand out from the lion tamers and aerialists that usually filled such sheets. Its advertised pageant, billed as a "1200 character spectacle," recreated the coronation of Charles VII at Reims, the event that Joan of Arc helped bring about in 1429. The Strobridge Litho. Co. of Cincinnati and New York produced many of the bright, large-format posters that toured ahead of circuses across the country. Viewed today, the sheet shows how a traveling show borrowed grand historical scenes to draw crowds.
| Created / published | c1912. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Circus posters American 1910-1920.Chromolithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Copyright by The Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati and New York. Exhibited: Joan of Arc, Knights of Columbus Museum, New Haven, CT, May - August, 2007. |
| Subjects | Charles--VII,--King of France,--1403-1461--Portrayals. Joan,--of Arc, Saint,--1412-1431--Portrayals. Ringling Brothers--Performances--1910-1920. Parades & processions--1910-1920. Circuses & shows--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,444 × 1,163 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219042 |
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