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H Beard Print Collection

Print
28th October 1811 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print entitled 'Clearing away the Rubbish of Old Drury'. On the building site of the new Drury Lane Theatre, Richard Brinsley Sheridan is wheeled away by Samuel Whitbread. Published in London by Walker & Knight.


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 'Clearing away the Rubbish of Old Drury'. Published in London by Walker & Knight on 28th October 1811, Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Etched and hand coloured print entitled 'Clearing away the Rubbish of Old Drury'.
Dimensions
  • Print size height: 24.9cm
  • Print size width: 34.9cm
Subjects depicted
Summary
Print entitled 'Clearing away the Rubbish of Old Drury'. On the building site of the new Drury Lane Theatre, Richard Brinsley Sheridan is wheeled away by Samuel Whitbread. Published in London by Walker & Knight.
Associated objects
Other number
F.118-82 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection
Accession number
S.4735-2009

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Record createdSeptember 21, 2009
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