Ben Hur Original Play Poster ✓ Man pouring money off of a yellow hot air balloon watercolor/guache on paper

watercolor/guache on paper

Magnificent ( oleography -a color print)  chosen by the subscriber-

Artist - Maurycy Stryjecki

Gaston Mardochée Brunswick

A wonderful part of this image is the great manipulation of perspective seen in the portrayal of a migrating flock of seagulls flying onto the shore

Ben Hur Original Play Poster ✓ Man pouring money off of a yellow hot air balloon watercolor/guache on paper"Klaw & Erlanger's Stupendous Production, Dramatized by William Young. 'The sun of India is in thine eyes and in the corner of thy mouth. Egypt has sent its love sign." This beautiful turn of the century poster advertises a play about a Jewish man in the Roman empire who has to escape from slavery. The detailed image of a scene from the play sets up expectations for elaborate sets and stunning costumes. This play was made into a movie in 1925 and