Claude A Shepperson, signed Wyndham's Theatre colour lithograph

1920/21, Shepperson's design for 'The Prude's Fall' by Gerald du Maurier

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This is an original 1920/1921 colour lithograph Claude A Shepperson, being the theatre poster for Sir Gerald du Maurier's play The Prude's Fall, staged in 1920 at Wyndham's Theatre on London's Charing Cross Road. The lithograph is mounted. The mount measures 61.5 × 48.5, and the lithograph is 50.5 × 38.5cm. It is signed by Shepperson in the stone, but on the bottom margin it has been signed and dedicated by Shepperson in pencil, "To Doris from Shep".

The lithograph shows an elegant lady being lead away by Cupid, with a number of cherubs in the top right corner and a stately home / castle to the left hand side. The play's title and theatre are set in a cartouche lower left.

Claude Allin Shepperson, ARA, ARWS, ARE, RI (1867–1921) was an influential English painter, printmaker, and illustrator celebrated for his fluid pen work, atmospheric compositions, and elegant draftsmanship. After abandoning legal studies in 1891 to train at Heatherley’s in London and in Paris, he became a prolific contributor to major periodicals—most notably Punch, where his graceful social satire popularized the iconic "Shepperson girl." Beyond his work for magazines like The Strand and The Tatler, Shepperson illustrated classic literary works, including Longmans’ 1902 Swan Edition of Shakespeare, H.G. Wells's The First Men in the Moon, and novelizations by Charles Dickens. Elected an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1919, his original watercolours, etchings, and drawings are held today in major public collections, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum, and Tate.

Condition

The lithograph is in good condition but with some surface spotting and foxing, heaviest to the left hand side. The image remains very attractive. The mount is tanned and foxed and would probably need replacing. Nevertheless, a wonderful piece of 1920s London theatricalia.

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