The Woman in White

Engraver Block cut by William Harcourt Hooper British

1871

Not on view

Walker designed this poster for Wilkie Collins's "The Woman in White," staged at the Olympic Theatre, London in 1871-2. Collins adapted the script from his enormously successful mystery novel published in 1859, and Walker was a friend. Considered the first theatrical poster by a well-known artist, the image represents the actress Anne Catherick swathed in a white cloak, flinging open a church door to step out into a graveyard at night.

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Title: The Woman in White
Engraver: Block cut by William Harcourt Hooper (British, London 1834–1912 London)
Artist: After Frederick Walker (British, London 1840–1875 Perthshire, Scotland)
Date: 1871
Medium: Wood engraving; proof
Dimensions: Image: 7 3/8 × 4 5/16 in. (18.8 × 11 cm)
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 6 9/16 in. (22.2 × 16.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928
Object Number: 28.87.36(3)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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