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Mr Kelly as Macheath

Print
ca. 1800 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print, Michael Kelly as Macheath in The Beggar's Opera, engraving by Murray, after Cruickshank, Great Britain, ca. 1800, Harry Beard Collection.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMr Kelly as Macheath (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving, printed ink on paper
Brief description
Print, Michael Kelly as Macheath in The Beggar's Opera, engraving by Murray, after Cruickshank, Great Britain, ca. 1800, Harry Beard Collection
Physical description
Print, 'Mr Kelly as Macheath' in The Beggar's Opera, engraving by Murray, after Cruickshank, London, ca. 1800, Harry Beard Collection
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.8cm
  • Width: 7.8cm
  • Mount height: 18.6cm
  • Mount width: 11.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Act III BEGGARS OPERA Sc V' (Printed above portrait)
  • 'Mr KELLY as MACHEATH, / But now again my spirits sink, / I'll raise them high with wine' (Printed below portrait)
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard.
Subject depicted
Literary referenceBeggar's Opera
Summary
Print, Michael Kelly as Macheath in The Beggar's Opera, engraving by Murray, after Cruickshank, Great Britain, ca. 1800, Harry Beard Collection.
Other number
Collection
Accession number
S.1014-2013

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Record createdMarch 8, 2013
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