{"product_id":"helmann-the-great-1899-necromancy-theatre","title":"Helmann the Great 1899 | Napoleon of Necromancy Magic Poster","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe gravestones in the graveyard spell out the conjurer's name: H-E-L-M-A-N-N. The Courier Lithographing Company of Buffalo, New York printed the poster around 1899, and it carries plate number 1109. The McCord Museum in Montreal holds an impression (accession M2014.128.220). Helmann's billing was Napoleon of Necromancy. Designer unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOn the poster\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA conjurer in black evening dress sits on a gravestone, contemplative, with an infernal audience. Behind him a horned devil in a red coat leans forward with one arm outstretched. At lower left two demons prop up a colossal open book labelled \"Mysteries of Magic\". Bats cross an olive-green sky above a gothic spire, a skull lies at the conjurer's feet, and red and brown imps fill every corner of the graveyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe gold title lettering reads: \"NAPOLEON OF NECROMANCY. HELMANN THE GREAT. In His Mysterious Entertainment.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout this print\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA digitally restored reproduction, printed on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Fine Art paper with pigment inks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Poster Archives","offers":[{"title":"A4","offer_id":64852050936185,"sku":"VPA-14193-A4","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3","offer_id":64890311639417,"sku":"VPA-14193-A3","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2","offer_id":64894655693177,"sku":"VPA-14193-A2","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/1139\/4937\/files\/Advertising-HelmannTheGreat-NapoleonOfNecromancy-1890s__VPA-14193_85147338-7e16-4f10-a924-f2dfdcdc80a4.jpg?v=1792071941","url":"https:\/\/vintageposterarchives.com\/products\/helmann-the-great-1899-necromancy-theatre","provider":"Vintage Poster Archives","version":"1.0","type":"link"}