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Mr Pope in Posthumus

Print
28/02/1786 (published)
Artist/Maker
Thornthwaite, J. (Engravers)
M. Brown (Artist)
John Bell (Publishers)
Place of origin
London (published)

Print 'Mr Pope as Posthumus in Cymbeline', engraving by Thornthwaite, London, 1786, Harry Beard Collection.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleMr Pope in Posthumus (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving, printed ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Print-Making
Engraving
Brief description
Print 'Mr Pope as Posthumus in Cymbeline', engraving by Thornthwaite, London, 1786, Harry Beard Collection
Physical description
Print 'Mr Pope as Posthumus in Cymbeline', engraving by Thornthwaite, London, 1786, Harry Beard Collection
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.6cm
  • Width: 11.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Act 5 CYMBELINE Scene I' (Printed above portrait)
  • 'Mr POPE in POSTHUMUS / Yea, bloody cloth I'll keep thee' (Printed below portrait)
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard.
Subject depicted
Mr Alexander Pope
Literary referenceCymbeline
Summary
Print 'Mr Pope as Posthumus in Cymbeline', engraving by Thornthwaite, London, 1786, Harry Beard Collection.
Other number
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1869-2013

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Record createdMay 16, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1263489/mr-pope-in-posthumus-print-thornthwaite-j/
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