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The surface is next prepared, moistened and inked; the greasy printing ink adheres to the design, which is then printed onto a sheet of paper.<br><br><b>Subjects Depicted</b><br>For this poster The Beggarstaffs (brothers-in-law James Pryde and William Newzam Prior Nicholson) designed the image of a Yeoman of the Guard, or Beefeater.  They thought it might be suitable as an advertisement for beef extract or for a theatrical production. However, it was eventually bought by the proprietors of <i>Harper's Magazine</i> (founded in the USA in 1850), who reproduced it widely to publicise their magazine. <br><br>The Beggarstaffs insisted on retaining artistic control over their design, hand-painting the lettering of the text, and harmoniously incorporating the text panel into the main design by extending the red background into a strip around it.  Even their signature is part of the design. The use of a single dramatic image (the yeoman, seen from behind, with his lance cutting diagonally across the picture frame), and of broad areas of flat colour is typical of their work.","physicalDescription":"'Harper's Magazine'; Poster advertising the periodical; (Almost) square poster in red with graphic image in black (with white ruff, grey face & staff) of a yeoman of the guard (viewed from behind); Signed underneath, black on white, '<i>Beggarstaffs</i>'; There is a  rectangle of white on the proper-left inscribed in a bold and unusual typeface, '<i>HARPER'S is the largest and most popular MAGAZINE</i> ...'; Colour lithograph on paper.","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Beggarstaff Brothers","id":"A9044"},"association":{"text":"designer","id":"AAT25190"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"brown paper","id":"x32663"}],"techniques":[{"text":"colour lithography","id":"AAT190525"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Colour lithograph, inks on paper","categories":[{"text":"Advertising","id":"THES49001"},{"text":"Prints","id":"THES48903"},{"text":"Posters","id":"THES252963"},{"text":"Scotland","id":"THES262877"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"PDP","id":"THES48595"},"images":["2006AM3301"],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"514","id":"THES49549"},"free":"","case":"PR","shelf":"208","box":"L"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"poster","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"No","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Great Britain","id":"x32019"},"association":{"text":"issued","id":"x45592"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1895","earliest":"1895-01-01","latest":"1895-12-31"},"association":{"text":"issued","id":"x45592"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[{"object":{"text":"E.370-1921","id":"O705679"},"association":""}],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"216","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"to edge","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"193","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"to edge","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Dimensions checked: Measured; 23/08/2000 by ET","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"'Beggarstaffs'","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Signed."},{"content":"'HARPER'S / is the largest / and most popular / MAGAZINE / yet owing to its / enormous sale / and in spite of / the great expense / of production / the price is / STILL / ONE SHILLING / The Artistic Supply Co. Ltd. / Amberley House WC / Copyrighted in America 1895'","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Lettered as part of design, on right side of sheet."}],"objectHistory":"Designed by The Beggarstaffs, a partnership between James Ferrier Pryde (born in Edinburgh, 1866, died in London, 1941) and Sir William Newzam Prior Nicholson (born in Newark-upon-Trent, Nottinghamshire, 1872, died in Blewbury, Berkshire, 1949)\nIssued by Harper's Magazine, New York. \r\n\r\nThe Beggarstaffs (ie. James Ferrier Pryde & Sir William Newzam Nicholson) created  their Yeoman of the Guard [Beefeater] design as a speculative poster, originally  thinking it would make a good advertisement for extract of beef, or for Gilbert &  Sullivan's opera 'The Yeoman of the Guard'. Rejected for both purposes, the  design was sold by The Artistic Supply Company to Harper's of New York (a  pioneer of the artistic poster) who used it to advertise the European edition of  their magazine. The Beggarstaffs insisted on designing the lettering as well as the  image of the poster, and when it was posted up (all over Britain) , it triggered  much favourable and critical comment for its bold, unconventional composition.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"'Harper's Magazine'; Poster advertising the periodical; Depicting a graphic image of a yeoman of the guard (viewed from behind); Signed; Colour lithograph on paper; Great Britain; 1895.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"<u>Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing</u>. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. 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The bold, unconventional design lettered by the artists themselves, earned widespread praise.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["E.33-1951"],"accessionNumberNum":"33","accessionNumberPrefix":"E","accessionYear":1951,"otherNumbers":[{"type":{"text":"V&A microfiche","id":"THES50288"},"number":"4/A8"}],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LR1556","2019LP0803","2019LU6498"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-06-27","recordCreationDate":"2003-03-27","availableToBook":false}}