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H Beard Print Collection

Print
15th January 1809 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print entitled 'Theatrical Mendicants, relieved'. Sarah Siddons and her brothers Charles Kemble and John Philip Kemble stand in tears begging for money at Northumberland House. Lord Hugh Percy grants them a draft for 10,000 pounds whilst Covent Garden Theatre burns in the background. Published in London by Hannah Humphrey.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
hand coloured etching and aquatint, ink and wash on paper
Brief description
Print entitled 'Theatrical Mendicants, relieved'. Published in London by Hannah Humphrey on 15th January 1809, Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Etched, aquatinted and hand coloured print entitled 'Theatrical Mendicants, relieved'.
Dimensions
  • Print size height: 30.7cm
  • Print size width: 47.3cm
Subjects depicted
Summary
Print entitled 'Theatrical Mendicants, relieved'. Sarah Siddons and her brothers Charles Kemble and John Philip Kemble stand in tears begging for money at Northumberland House. Lord Hugh Percy grants them a draft for 10,000 pounds whilst Covent Garden Theatre burns in the background. Published in London by Hannah Humphrey.
Associated object
S.4704-2009 (Version)
Other number
F.118-50 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection
Accession number
S.4705-2009

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Record createdSeptember 18, 2009
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