H Beard Print Collection
Print
1885 (published)
1885 (published)
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| Place of origin |
Plate 7, Mlle Vestris in Acis et Galatheé. She is wearing in a full skirted dress, decorated with pink ribbons and garlands of pale green leaves. Her puffed, upper sleeves, finish at the elbow and are slashed to reveal the tight pink sleeves beneath. She carries a delicated staff in her left hand, trimmed with a pink ribbon and thin green ribbon and her hair is dressed with a garland of pink and green flowers, with a band of green leaves trailing over her shoulder. Harry Beard Collection.
Cross referencing the image with the list of plates indicates that this production took place in 1762.
Cross referencing the image with the list of plates indicates that this production took place in 1762.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | H Beard Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Print |
| Brief description | Plate 7, Mlle Vestris in Acis et Galatheé, this comes from a publication entitled. 'Costumes des Ballets du Roy. Archives de L'Opera XVIIIth siècle, avec une notice de M.C.Nutter, 20 Planches en couleur par A.Guillaumot Fils, Paris, ed. Monnier &Cie, Éditeurs'. Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Plate 7, Mlle Vestris in Acis et Galatheé. She is wearing in a full skirted dress, decorated with pink ribbons and garlands of pale green leaves. Her puffed, upper sleeves, finish at the elbow and are slashed to reveal the tight pink sleeves beneath. She carries a delicated staff in her left hand, trimmed with a pink ribbon and thin green ribbon and her hair is dressed with a garland of pink and green flowers, with a band of green leaves trailing over her shoulder. |
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| Literary reference | Acis et Galathée |
| Summary | Plate 7, Mlle Vestris in Acis et Galatheé. She is wearing in a full skirted dress, decorated with pink ribbons and garlands of pale green leaves. Her puffed, upper sleeves, finish at the elbow and are slashed to reveal the tight pink sleeves beneath. She carries a delicated staff in her left hand, trimmed with a pink ribbon and thin green ribbon and her hair is dressed with a garland of pink and green flowers, with a band of green leaves trailing over her shoulder. Harry Beard Collection. Cross referencing the image with the list of plates indicates that this production took place in 1762. |
| Other number | F.157-62 - H Beard collection numbering |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.3970-2009 |
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| Record created | February 2, 2010 |
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