Image of American actor Robert Downing, in costume with a shield and sword, performing as the Roman gladiator Spartacus and standing in the center arena of a coliseum before the Emperor, with other gladiators approaching and a kneeling woman crying on his arm; the poster advertises the tragedy "The Gladiator." Probable date based on printer history; the Chicago Bank Note Company operated from around 1888 to 1893. "The / Chicago / Bank Note / Company. / 295"--text, lower right of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 64.14 x 97.47 cm (25 1/4 x 38 3/8 in.)
Downing, Robert, -1944--Portraits Actors--Pictorial works Amphitheaters--Pictorial works Gladiators--Pictorial works Historical dramas Theatrical productions Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Portrait prints. (gmgpc) Theatrical posters--American. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Entertainment Large Size Music and Theater The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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