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H Beard Print Collection

Print
7th January 1805 (published)
Artist/Maker
H. Humphrey (publisher)
Gillray, James (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Print entitled 'The Theatrical Bubble; - being a new specimen of the astonishing Powers of the great Politico-Punchinello, in the Art of Dramatic Puffing'. Richard Brinsley Sheridan as Punch blows bubbles through a pipe. An image of Master Betty appears in the largest bubble with the words 'Exit Garrick Kemble Cooke'. Published in London by Hannah Humphrey.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Hand coloured etching and aquatint, ink and wash on paper
Paper
Printing Ink
Wash
Print-Making
Painting
Hand-Colouring
Etching (Corroding)
Aquatint
Brief description
Print entitled 'The Theatrical Bubble; - being a new specimen of the astonishing Powers of the great Politico-Punchinello, in the Art of Dramatic Puffing'. Published in London by Hannah Humphrey on 7th January 1805. Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Etched, aquatinted and hand coloured print entitled 'The Theatrical Bubble; - being a new specimen of the astonishing Powers of the great Politico-Punchinello, in the Art of Dramatic Puffing'.
Dimensions
  • Print size height: 23.8cm
  • Print size width: 18cm
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard
Subjects depicted
Caricature
Satire
Betty, William Henry West
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley
Fox, Charles James
Howard, Frederick (5th Earl of Carlisle)
Smith Stanley, Edward (12th Earl of Derby)
Jordan, Dorothea (Mrs)
William (IV, King of Great Britain)
Summary
Print entitled 'The Theatrical Bubble; - being a new specimen of the astonishing Powers of the great Politico-Punchinello, in the Art of Dramatic Puffing'. Richard Brinsley Sheridan as Punch blows bubbles through a pipe. An image of Master Betty appears in the largest bubble with the words 'Exit Garrick Kemble Cooke'. Published in London by Hannah Humphrey.
Associated object
S.4650-2009 (Version)
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.631-2011

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Record createdJune 28, 2011
Record URL
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