H Beard Print Collection
Print
1729 (made)
1729 (made)
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Labelled 'PXXVI' this is part of a set of twelve engravings of the 1729 production of Festa Teatrale. This three act opera about Emperor Charlemagne written and staged in Rome in celebration of the birth of Louis, Dauphin son of King Louis XV. The set was designed by the architect Nicola Michetti, the libretto written by Cardinal Ottoboni and the score composed by Giovanni Battista Costanzi.
The image shows a battle scene, in the foreground of which groups of armoured soldiers are engaged in hand to hand combat. Harry Beard Collection.
The image shows a battle scene, in the foreground of which groups of armoured soldiers are engaged in hand to hand combat. Harry Beard Collection.
Object details
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| Title | H Beard Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Print |
| Brief description | Labelled 'PXXXVI' this is part of a set of twelve engravings comemorating the 1729 production of Festa Teatrale. Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Labelled 'PXXXVI' this is part of a set of twelve engravings of the 1729 production of Festa Teatrale. The image shows a battle scene, in the foreground of which groups of armoured soldiers are engaged in hand to hand combat. |
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| Summary | Labelled 'PXXVI' this is part of a set of twelve engravings of the 1729 production of Festa Teatrale. This three act opera about Emperor Charlemagne written and staged in Rome in celebration of the birth of Louis, Dauphin son of King Louis XV. The set was designed by the architect Nicola Michetti, the libretto written by Cardinal Ottoboni and the score composed by Giovanni Battista Costanzi. The image shows a battle scene, in the foreground of which groups of armoured soldiers are engaged in hand to hand combat. Harry Beard Collection. |
| Other number | F.150-10 - H Beard collection numbering |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.6073-2009 |
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| Record created | January 5, 2010 |
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