Tamerlane

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Artist/Maker	Bell's British Theatre (publisher) J. Thornthwaite (engraver) J. Roberts (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Print depicting Spranger Barry and Ann Barry as Bajazet and Selima in Act V in Nicholas Rowe's play Tamerlane. Engraved by Thornthwaite after a drawing by J. Roberts and published for Bell's British Theatre, 24th June 1776. Harry Beard Collection.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Tamerlane (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Engraving, printing ink on paper Printing Ink Paper Print-Making
Brief description	Print depicting Spranger Barry and Ann Barry as Bajazet and Selima in Act V of Nicholas Rowe's play Tamerlane. Engraved for Bell's British Theatre, published 24th June 1776. Harry Beard Collection
Physical description	Engraving captioned 'Mr. and Mrs. BARRY in the Characters of BAZAZET and SELIMA.', showing Spranger Barry standing, left, and Ann Barry, kneeling, right.
Dimensions	Height: 15.7cm Width: 19.2cm
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Credit line	Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard
Subjects depicted	Spranger Barry Ann Barry
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Literary reference	Tamerlane
Summary	Print depicting Spranger Barry and Ann Barry as Bajazet and Selima in Act V in Nicholas Rowe's play Tamerlane. Engraved by Thornthwaite after a drawing by J. Roberts and published for Bell's British Theatre, 24th June 1776. Harry Beard Collection.
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.1343-2012

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Record created	November 7, 2012
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1257327/tamerlane-print-j-thornthwaite/

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