#ilsée princesse de tripoli

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Ilsée, Princesse de Tripoli by Robert de Flers

detail

1897

Artist : Alphonse Mucha

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Alphonse Mucha ֍ Ilsée, Princesse de Tripoli (1897)

Based on Edmond Rostand's La Princesse Lointaine, written for Sarah Bernhardt in 1895, L'Ilsée, Princesse de Tripoli was commissioned from the author Robert de Flers by the Parisian publisher Henri Piazza.

By the time De Flers had completed his manuscript, Mucha had only three months to prepare 134 coloured lithographs before the edition was due to go to print.

Mucha later wrote of the experience: 'We worked on four stones simultaneously. I did some of the drawings straight onto the stone. Other things, particularly the decorative edgings, I drew on tracing paper which was then passed on to the draughtsmen who continued the work with the colors I specified. I hardly had time to sketch out the motif for an ornament when they came and took it from my hands and got down to work on it.'

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de Flers, Robert. Ilsée, Princesse de Tripoli. Illus. Alphonse Mucha, limited ed. Paris: Léon Gruel, 1897. source: Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD, USA (not on view)

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Study for Ilsée

Artist: Alphonse Mucha

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Illustrations by Alphonse Mucha, for Ilsée, Princesse De Tripoli by Robert de Flers, based on Edmond Rostand’s play La Princesse Lointaine

1897

courtesy of Kyle Geib on Flickr x x x 

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Illustration from Ilsée, Princesse de Tripoli by Alphonse Mucha (1897)

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Ilsée, Princesse de Tripoli - Robert de Flers, lithographies de Alphonse Mucha - 1897 - via Gallica

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Ilsée, Princesse de Tripoli - Robert de Flers, lithographies de Alphonse Mucha - 1897 - via Gallica

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Detail from Ilsée, Princesse de Tripoli ~ Robert de Flers, lithographies de Alphonse Mucha  1897

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Color Me! #51 Over the coming weeks, I'll be sharing b/w proof pages from our fantastic book "Ilsée, Princesse de Tripoli," illustrated by Alphonse Mucha in 1897 (92.808.) Just print, and color! Hope this brings some beauty to your day💗Please share your own versions! pic.twitter.com/aTymRsMp4j

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Illustration from Ilsée, Princesse de Tripoli by Alphonse Mucha (1897)

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Detail from Ilsée, Princesse de Tripoli - Robert de Flers, lithographies de Alphonse Mucha - 1897