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Artist/Maker	Beerbohm, Max (Sir) (painter)
Place of origin	Great Britain (painted)

Caricature drawing of the theatre critic William Archer, by Max Beerbohm, showing Archer with a butterfly net and wheel in reference to the version by Henry Arthur Jones' 1884 version of Ibsen's play A Doll's House which he called Breaking the Butterfly.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Theatre Drawings Caricatures & Cartoons
Object type	Caricature
Materials and techniques	paper, ink, glue or paste, card mount Paper Printing Ink Glue or Paste Free-Hand Drawing
Brief description	Caricature drawing of William Archer, by Max Beerbohm, showing Archer with a butterfly net and wheel in reference to Henry Arthur Jones' version of Ibsen's play A Doll's House entitled Breaking the Butterfly, dated 18 December 1900.
Physical description	Caricature drawing of William Archer, by Max Beerbohm, showing Archer, blindfolded, wearing a kilt, with a butterfly net and wheel. Inscribed in ink to the right of the print by Max Beerbohm and dated 18 December 1900. Print glued to a card mount.
Dimensions	Print size height: 33.5cm Print size width: 27.6cm Total with mount height: 45.5cm Total with mount width: 35.7cm
Credit line	Given by the British Theatre Association
Subject depicted	Archer, William
Literary reference	Breaking the Butterfly
Summary	Caricature drawing of the theatre critic William Archer, by Max Beerbohm, showing Archer with a butterfly net and wheel in reference to the version by Henry Arthur Jones' 1884 version of Ibsen's play A Doll's House which he called Breaking the Butterfly.
Associated objects	S.233-1998 (Series) S.234-1998 (Series)
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.232-1998

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Record created	February 8, 2010
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1154528/caricature-beerbohm-max-sir/

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