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Orchestration

Print
6 July 1872 (published)
Artist/Maker
Vanity Fair (publisher)
Lyall, Charles (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Portrait of Sir Michael Costa, published by Vanity Fair on 6th July 1872, Harry Beard Collection.

This is number 47 in a series of portraits published by the magazine Vanity Fair under the title 'Men of the Day'.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Entertainment & Leisure
Object type
Print
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Prints
  • Chromolithographs
  • Prints
  • Chromolithographs
TitleOrchestration (published title)
Materials and techniques
Chromolithograph
Paper
Printing Ink
Chromolithography
Print-Making
Brief description
Portrait of Sir Michael Costa by Charles Lyall, published by Vanity Fair 6 July 1872, Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Three-quarter length portrait of Sir Michael Costa, conducting from the piano. The caption, 'Orchestration', is printed beneath the picture. The accompanying Vanity Fair article is attached.
Dimensions
  • Height: 40cm
  • Width: 27.2cm
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard
Subject depicted
Costa, Michael Andrew Angus (Sir)
Summary
Portrait of Sir Michael Costa, published by Vanity Fair on 6th July 1872, Harry Beard Collection.

This is number 47 in a series of portraits published by the magazine Vanity Fair under the title 'Men of the Day'.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.492:1, 2-2010

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Record createdMay 20, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1159492/orchestration-print-lyall-charles/
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