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H Beard Print Collection

Print
1812 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print entitled 'Committee of Taste or the Punishment of a Modern Midas. Dedicated (without permission) to the Subscribers to the New Theatre Drury Lane'. A satire on the re-building of Drury Lane Theatre in 1812.


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 'Committee of Taste or the Punishment of a Modern Midas'. Published in 1812, Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Etched and hand coloured print entitled 'Committee of Taste or the Punishment of a Modern Midas'.
Dimensions
  • Print size height: 24.9cm
  • Print size width: 35.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'London Theatre / Drury Lane / (Samuel Whitbread / (Lessee of Drury Lane Theatre)' (Written in pencil on back of print.)
Subjects depicted
Summary
Print entitled 'Committee of Taste or the Punishment of a Modern Midas. Dedicated (without permission) to the Subscribers to the New Theatre Drury Lane'. A satire on the re-building of Drury Lane Theatre in 1812.
Associated object
S.4748-2009 (Version)
Other number
F.118-93 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection
Accession number
S.4747-2009

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Record createdSeptember 23, 2009
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