H Beard Print Collection

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Artist/Maker	Nixon, John (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Scene entitled 'The Oaken Chest, or the gold mines of Ireland, a Farce'. Title accompanied by a line from Shakespeare: 'The Earth hath bubbles as the water has & these are them'. A satire on the activity of William Henry Ireland and his family as forgers of Shakespearean works.

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Categories	Prints Entertainment & Leisure
Object type	Print
Title	H Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques	etching Paper Printing Ink Print-Making Etching
Brief description	Scene entitled 'The Oaken Chest, or the gold mines of Ireland, a Farce'. Title accompanied by a line from Shakespeare: 'The Earth hath bubbles as the water has & these are them', Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description	Scene entitled 'The Oaken Chest, or the gold mines of Ireland, a Farce'. Title accompanied by a line from Shakespeare: 'The Earth hath bubbles as the water has & these are them'.
Dimensions	Print size height: 38.9cm Print size width: 50.4cm
Credit line	Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard
Subject depicted	Ireland, William Henry (Mr)
Summary	Scene entitled 'The Oaken Chest, or the gold mines of Ireland, a Farce'. Title accompanied by a line from Shakespeare: 'The Earth hath bubbles as the water has & these are them'. A satire on the activity of William Henry Ireland and his family as forgers of Shakespearean works.
Other number	F.120-19 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.2723-2009

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Record created	September 18, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1137204/h-beard-print-collection-print-nixon-john/

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