Cinderella. Drury Lane
1896
Step into the glamour of Victorian London with this electric poster for the 1896 Christmas pantomime at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Dudley Hardy, a key figure in the British poster boom, captures Cinderella sweeping up the red stairs in a massive white gown, leaving a trail of awestruck, powdered footmen in her wake. The bold, flat colors and graphic style were heavily inspired by French artists like Toulouse-Lautrec, marking an exciting shift away from fussy Victorian illustrations toward modern graphic design. It’s a perfect snapshot of the 'Poster Craze' that swept through London in the 1890s, turning advertising into high art.
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