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H Beard Print Collection

Print
1792 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Engraving of Mrs Abington in the character of Widow Belmour from Arthur Murphy's The Way To Keep Him, 1792. Harry Beard Collection.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • H Beard Print Collection (named collection)
  • Mrs. Abington as Widow Belmour in <i>The Way to Keep Him</i> (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving. Printed ink on paper.
Brief description
Portrait of Mrs. Abington as Widow Belmour in The Way to Keep Him,1792. Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Engraved portrait of Mrs. Abington as Widow Belmour in The Way to Keep Him,1792. Harry Beard Collection.
Dimensions
  • Mount width: 14.2cm
  • Mount height: 22.8cm
  • Print height: 13.7cm
  • Print width: 8.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
"Oh! blest with temper, whose unclouded ray, / Can make tomorrow chearful to-day.'" (Printed below portrait. The quote is from Act 3, Scene 1 of Arthur Murphy's The Way To Keep Him.)
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard
Subjects depicted
Association
Literary references
  • The Way To Keep Him
  • Widow Belmour
Summary
Engraving of Mrs Abington in the character of Widow Belmour from Arthur Murphy's The Way To Keep Him, 1792. Harry Beard Collection.
Other number
Collection
Accession number
S. 704-2012

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Record createdAugust 1, 2012
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