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Print Collection, by W. J. Worboyes, 1864

Print Collection

W. J. Worboyes

1864

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

Print Collection is a 1864 by W. J. Worboyes, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
W. J. Worboyes
When & what style?
1864 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

The story of this work

Overview

A print from 1864 by W. J. Worboyes served as an advertising card for the pantomime *Cinderella, or Harlequin and the Magic Pumpkin and the Great Fairy of the Little Glass Slipper* at Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, featuring a central illustration of a jungle scene populated by fairies.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

W. J. Worboyes

W. J. Worboyes treated printing like handwriting, sketching bold lines and playful shapes straight onto the stone. He once rolled out a whole city’s worth of posters for a single parade, ink still wet on the press when…

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