H Beard Print Collection

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Artist/Maker	Walker & Co. (publisher) Williams, Charles ('Argus') (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Print entitled 'Reposing on a Bed of Roses' in which Charles James Fox, Lord Moira (Rawdon-Hastings), Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Edward Law (Ellenborough), Henry Addington (Sidmouth), William Windham, Charles Grey, Thomas Erskine and Henry Petty complain of how uncomfortable the state bed is. Published in London by Walker.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Prints Scotland
Object type	Print
Title	H Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques	hand coloured etching, ink and wash on paper Paper Printing Ink Wash Print-Making Painting Hand-Colouring Etching (Corroding)
Brief description	Print entitled 'Reposing on a Bed of Roses'. Published in London by Walker in April 1806, Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description	Etched and hand coloured print entitled 'Pacific-Overtures, - or - a Flight from St. Cloud's - "over the Water to Charley." - a new Dramatic Peace now Rehearsing'.
Dimensions	Total including mount height: 40.7cm Total including mount width: 51.3cm
Subjects depicted	Caricature Satire Fox, Charles James Rawdon-Hastings, Francis (Marquis of Hastings & 2nd Earl of Moira) Sheridan, Richard Brinsley Law, Edward (1st Baron Ellenborough) Addington, Henry (1st Viscount Sidmouth) Windham, William Grey, Charles (Earl) Erskine, Thomas (1st Baron Erskine) Petty-Fitzmaurice, Henry (3rd Marquess of Lansdowne)
Summary	Print entitled 'Reposing on a Bed of Roses' in which Charles James Fox, Lord Moira (Rawdon-Hastings), Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Edward Law (Ellenborough), Henry Addington (Sidmouth), William Windham, Charles Grey, Thomas Erskine and Henry Petty complain of how uncomfortable the state bed is. Published in London by Walker.
Other number	F.118-3 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.4662-2009

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Record created	September 11, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1136961/h-beard-print-collection-print-williams-charles-argus/

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