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Description: | Concept: advertisement, entertainment, business / trading / markets, women / womens work, costume / fashion, allegory, emblems, events / anniversaries, portrait / personification, shipping, supernatural events, transport Description: whole: the image occupies the majority, held within a narrow brown border. The title is integrated and positioned in the lower quarter, in black. The text is separate and positioned across the top edge, in dark blue, set against a light blue background. Further text is integrated and positioned lower right, in black. image: Hermes steering a sailboat on the River Seine, carrying two female passengers, one representing the city of Paris, the other carrying Hermes' herald's staff. At the prow of the boat is the shield of Paris, inscribed with the city's motto 'Fluctuat nec Mergitur' ['It is beaten by the waves but does not founder']. The boat is laden with goods, including vases, textiles and books. The title of the poster is inscribed on the side of the boat. text: DU 1er AU 15 MAI 1917 FLUCTUAT NEC MERGIT[UR -hidden text] FOIRE de PARIS AGrebel VISA_5303 'LE PAPIER' Paris [From 1 to 15 May 1917. Paris Fair.] Object: shield, boat, bridge, book, vase, staff, helmet | Subjects: | poster | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Grebel, A Printer: Le Papier, Paris Associated Person: Hermes | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=3235... | Go to resource |
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