The Century containing...the new life of Napoleon, Christmas number – Vintage Print
(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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The Century containing...the new life of Napoleon, Christmas number comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The Century containing...the new life of Napoleon, Christmas number
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The Century Company's 1894 Christmas number, promoted by this color poster, carried a title that promised "the new life of Napoleon," so the feature was clearly meant to draw readers with a famous subject. Louis John Rhead, an English-born designer working in New York, made the poster, and he became one of the more prominent American poster artists of the 1890s. Such posters were a common and relatively inexpensive way for publishers to catch the eye of buyers at newsstands, and the bold lettering and flat areas of color reflect the poster style that had spread from Paris and London to American cities during that decade.
| Created / published | 1894 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color ; 48 x 32 cm. |
| Notes | Color poster by Louis John Rhead, 1857-1926. New York, The Century Co. Promotional goal: U.S. D42. 1894. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: I. The Century illustrated monthly magazine. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,061 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172782 |
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