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H Beard Print Collection

Print
4th December 1807 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print emtitled 'The Monster Melo-Drama' depicting the embodiment of melodrama as a monster with the heads of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, John Philip Kemble, Joseph Grimaldi and Harlequin. Published for The Satirist by S. Tipper.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
hand coloured etching, ink and wash on paper
Brief description
Print entitled 'The Monster Melo-Drama'. Published for The Satirist by S. Tipper on 4th December 1807, Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Etched and hand coloured print entitled 'The Monster Melo-Drama'.
Dimensions
  • Print size height: 22.2cm
  • Print size width: 36cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Cruikshank / 1807 / The monster - Melo-drama' (Written in pencil on back of print.)
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceThe Satirist
Summary
Print emtitled 'The Monster Melo-Drama' depicting the embodiment of melodrama as a monster with the heads of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, John Philip Kemble, Joseph Grimaldi and Harlequin. Published for The Satirist by S. Tipper.
Other number
F.118-32 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection
Accession number
S.4690-2009

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Record createdSeptember 17, 2009
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