Gladiator 1900 Poster — Gervais, the Messenger of the Gods

Poster 1900 1 page France

Source: Letterenhuis, Antwerp, poster collection of Museum Vleeshuis, object tg:lhps:32791:m1, shelfmark AV.14.6.680 (LK VIII,1).

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MarqueGladiator
TypePoster
Year1900
PublisherGoupil, Paris
ArtistPaul-Jean Gervais
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Pages1
SourceLetterenhuis, Antwerp, poster collection of Museum Vleeshuis, object tg:lhps:32791:m1, shelfmark AV.14.6.680 (LK VIII,1).
CreditLetterenhuis, Antwerp (poster collection of Museum Vleeshuis)
IdentifierPermalink https://dams.antwerpen.be/asset/r1hvJeniiNN8kidsQWiCJmVA
TranscriptionTranscribed by eye

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GLADIATOR LE MESSAGER DES DIEUX MONTAIT UNE GLADIATOR OVIDE LIV. IV. P. Gervais Typogravure Goupil, Paris

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— Poster —
GLADIATOR

LE MESSAGER DES DIEUX
MONTAIT UNE GLADIATOR
OVIDE LIV. IV.

[Signed at the lower left:] P. Gervais
[Printer line at the foot:] Typogravure Goupil, Paris

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