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H Beard Print Collection

Print
4th March 1893 (published)
Artist/Maker
The Illustrated London News (publishers)
Place of origin
London (published)

Illustrated article on Shakespearean theatre costume entitled 'How the Old Actors Dressed "Shakespeare" - III'. Images include Quin as Coriolanus, Theophilus Cibber as Antient Pistol, Macklin as Shylock, Macklin as Macbeth, and Macklin as Shylock. Taken from The Illustrated London News, 4th March 1893.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Entertainment & Leisure
Object type
Print
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Print
Paper
Ink
Print-Making
Brief description
Illustrated article on Shakespearean theatre costume entitled 'How the Old Actors Dressed "Shakespeare" - III', taken from The Illustrated London News, 4th March 1893, Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Illustrated article on Shakespearean theatre costume. Images include Quin as Coriolanus, Theophilus Cibber as Antient Pistol, Macklin as Shylock, Macklin as Macbeth, and Macklin as Shylock. Article about the 'Russian Island Monastery of Solovetsk' on reverse.
Dimensions
  • Height: 40.7cm
  • Width: 28.8cm
Subjects depicted
Quin, James
Cibber, Theophilus
Macklin, Charles
Literary references
  • Coriolanus
  • The Merchant of Venice
  • Macbeth
Summary
Illustrated article on Shakespearean theatre costume entitled 'How the Old Actors Dressed "Shakespeare" - III'. Images include Quin as Coriolanus, Theophilus Cibber as Antient Pistol, Macklin as Shylock, Macklin as Macbeth, and Macklin as Shylock. Taken from The Illustrated London News, 4th March 1893.
Other number
F.160-32 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.5204-2009

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Record createdJanuary 19, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1153599/h-beard-print-collection-print-the-illustrated-london/
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