H Beard Print Collection

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Artist/Maker	The Illustrated London News (publisher) Bulewski (artist) Swain, Joseph (engraver) Mayall, John Jabez Edwin (photographer)
Place of origin	London (published)

Portrait of Mr Henry Compton as Touchstone in As You Like It at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. The illustration, engraved after a photograph by Mayall is accompanied by an biographical article about Mr Compton. Published in The Illustrated London News (page 649-650).

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Categories	Prints Entertainment & Leisure
Object type	Print
Title	H Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques	wood engraving, ink on paper Paper Ink Print-Making Wood-Engraving (Process)
Brief description	Article accompanied by an illustration about Mr Compton as Touchstone in As You Like It at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Published in The Illustrated London News (page 649-650) dated 26th December 1857, Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description	Double sided Cutting from the Illustrated London News Supplement showing Mr Henry Compton as Touchstone in As You Like It at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
Dimensions	Print size height: 20.1cm Print size width: 27.4cm
Subject depicted	Compton, Henry
Literary reference	As You Like It
Summary	Portrait of Mr Henry Compton as Touchstone in As You Like It at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. The illustration, engraved after a photograph by Mayall is accompanied by an biographical article about Mr Compton. Published in The Illustrated London News (page 649-650).
Other number	F.111-22 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.4518-2009

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Record created	August 12, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1136202/h-beard-print-collection-print-bulewski/

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