Poster for the Moulin Rouge
Also known as: Moulin Rouge. La Goulue
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1891
In the center, the famous cancan dancer Louise Weber, nicknamed La Goulue. The man with the top hat is her dance partner, Jacques Renaudin, better known as Valentin le Désossé.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-P-1912-2476; its record gives material recorded as paper, linen (material); technique color lithography; measurements height 1715 mm x width 1205 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- paper, linen (material)
- Technique
- color lithography
- Measurements
- height 1715 mm x width 1205 mm
- Dimensions museum
- height 1715 mm x width 1205 mm
Identification
- Original title
- Affiche voor de Moulin Rouge
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- RP-P-1912-2476
- Museum classification
- print · poster
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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