Sweely Shipman & Co. present Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall by the authors of When knighthood was in flower. – 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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Step back in time with Sweely Shipman & Co. present Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall by the authors of When knighthood was in flower., a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Sweely Shipman & Co. present Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall by the authors of When knighthood was in flower.
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A night ride to save Mary, Queen of Scots, is the scene this 1906 poster highlights, which sets it apart from other posters for the same play. The production drew on the romance *When Knighthood Was in Flower* by Charles Major, which was in turn built on the legend of Dorothy Vernon, a Derbyshire heiress associated with Haddon Hall in England. The color lithograph was printed by the U.S. Lithograph Co. of Cincinnati and New York, and it shows how touring theatrical posters of the period used dramatic narrative scenes to draw audiences.
| Created / published | 1906 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 46 x 23 cm. |
| Notes | Created and copyright 1906 by The U.S. Lithograph Co. Russell-Morgan Print Cincinnati & New York. Caption: Dorothys night ride to save Mary Stuart the Queen of Scots. No. 9745. · Sweely Shipman & Co. Russell-Morgan Print. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 1,557 × 3,072 px · prints to 5 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-273509 |
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