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H Beard Print Collection

Print
ca. 1900 (published)
Artist/Maker
W. H. Ward & Co. (photographer)
Tarver, E. W. (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Portrait of Mrs Langtry as Rosalind in As You Like It in 1890 on one side and of Maude Millet as Kate Merryweather in The Idler in 1891 on the other. Printed on pages 69 and 70 in a souvenir booklet of the St. James's Theatre documenting its origins in 1835 to 1900.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
prints, ink on paper
Paper
Ink
Glue or Paste
Print-Making
Brief description
Portrait of Mrs Langtry as Rosalind in As You Like It in 1890 on one side and of Maude Millet as Kate Merryweather in The Idler in 1891 on the other. Printed on pages 69 and 70 in a souvenir booklet of the St. James's Theatre documenting its origins in 1835 to 1900, ca. 1900, Harry Beard Collection
Physical description
Portrait of Mrs Langtry as Rosalind in As You Like It in 1890 on one side and of Maude Millet as Kate Merryweather in The Idler in 1891 on the other. Leaf, on pages 69 and 70 of a souvenir programme or booklet glued along the left hand side to a large mount.
Dimensions
  • Print size height: 19.5cm
  • Print size width: 18.4cm
  • Total including mount height: 60.8cm
  • Total including mount width: 56.3cm
Subjects depicted
Souvenir Programs
Langtry, Lillie
Millet, Maude
Literary references
  • As You Like It
  • The Idler
  • A chronicle of the St. James's Theatre : from its origin in 1835
  • A Souvenir of the St. James's Theatre
Summary
Portrait of Mrs Langtry as Rosalind in As You Like It in 1890 on one side and of Maude Millet as Kate Merryweather in The Idler in 1891 on the other. Printed on pages 69 and 70 in a souvenir booklet of the St. James's Theatre documenting its origins in 1835 to 1900.
Other number
F.158-22 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.5470:17-2009

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Record createdMarch 29, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1156890/h-beard-print-collection-print-tarver-e-w/
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