Image of an outdoor scene from Act 1, Scene 2, of the play "Faust" depicting in a busy public square in Nuremberg, Germany, with Mephistopheles, dressed in a red devil costume, talking to Faust, and surrounded by pedestrians, shops, buildings, and a cathedral; the poster advertises a production of "Faust" produced by the Lewis Morrison and managed by Edward J. Abraham. "Copyrighted 1889 by Edw. J. Abraham."--text, bottom left of image. "The Macbrair Lith. Co Cin'ti, O."--text, bottom right of image. "The Public Square=Nuremberg / Act. I. / Scene. 2."--text, bottom right of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 71.76 x 107.63 cm (28 1/4 x 42 3/8 in.)
Nuremberg (Germany)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works Faust (Legendary character)--Pictorial works Morrison, Lewis, 1845-1906 Actors--Pictorial works Cathedrals--Pictorial works Mephistopheles (Fictitious character) Plazas--Pictorial works Theatrical productions Tragedy Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (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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