The Hour Illustrated : the public share in the profits / J & W Beggarstaff – Antique Wall Art
![The Hour Illustrated : the public share in the profits / J & W Beggarstaff, [between 1894 and 1895] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/4d/4d6fa61ead9b-L.webp)
(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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This rare vintage poster captures The Hour Illustrated : the public share in the profits / J & W Beggarstaff in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The Hour Illustrated : the public share in the profits / J & W Beggarstaff
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A poster promoting *The Hour Illustrated* under the slogan "the public share in the profits" makes an unusual pitch for a periodical, inviting readers to see themselves as stakeholders. The design is by J. & W. Beggarstaff, the London partnership of James Pryde and William Nicholson, who in the mid-1890s built their reputation on flat, bold shapes and simplified color. Their posters borrowed from the compositional clarity of Japanese woodblock prints and helped establish the advertising poster as a serious art form in Britain. The 1894 to 1895 date comes from an older caption card, so treat it as approximate.
| Created / published | [between 1894 and 1895] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Notes | Color lithograph by Beggarstaff Brothers. Promotional goal: Gt.Brit. D41. 1894/5. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,071 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-173931 |
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