The little duke Hess English opera. – Historic Poster Reproduction
(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 The little duke Hess English opera., a vintage poster rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Few theater posters of the period were as tall as this one, which measures about 212 by 107 centimeters and was printed in color from woodcut blocks. It advertises *The Little Duke*, an English-language production of Charles Lecocq's operetta *Le petit duc*, which premiered in Paris in 1878, the same year this poster was copyrighted in New York by J.E. Jackson. Jackson's firm produced many American theater bills in this period, so the poster offers a view of how touring operatic works were promoted to American audiences in the late 1870s.
| Created / published | 1878 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : woodcut color ; 212 x 107 cm. |
| Notes | Copyrighted 1878 - J.E. Jackson N.Y. · Jackson J. E. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 1,012 × 1,944 px · prints to 3 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-272320 |
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