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H Beard Print Collection

Print
30th November 1804 (published)
Artist/Maker
Rowlandson, Thomas (artist)
Ackermann, Rudolph (publisher)
Place of origin
London (published)

Print entitled 'Theatrical Leap Frog'. Caricatire of the child actor Master Betty leaping over John Philip Kemble. Published in London by R. Ackermann.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
hand coloured etching cut within the plate, ink and wash on paper
Paper
Printing Ink
Wash
Print-Making
Etching (Corroding)
Painting
Hand-Colouring
Brief description
Print entitled 'Theatrical Leap Frog'. Master Betty leaping over J. P. Kemble. Published in London by R. Ackermann on 30th November 1804, Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Etched and hand coloured print entitled 'Theatrical Leap Frog'.
Dimensions
  • Print size height: 36.9cm
  • Print size width: 24.1cm
Subjects depicted
Caricature
Satire
Kemble, John Philip
Betty, William Henry West
Summary
Print entitled 'Theatrical Leap Frog'. Caricatire of the child actor Master Betty leaping over John Philip Kemble. Published in London by R. Ackermann.
Other number
F.117-41 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.4628-2009

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Record createdSeptember 8, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1136729/h-beard-print-collection-print-rowlandson-thomas/
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