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Miss Bruton as Calista

Print
1791 (printed)
Artist/Maker
John Bell (publisher)
Samuel De Wilde (artist)
Philip Audinet (engraver)
Place of origin
London (printed)

Engraved portrait of the actress Mrs. Ann Merry (née Bruton) (1769-1808) as Calista in The Fair Penitent by Nicholas Rowe (1674-1718), 1791. Harry Beard Collection


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleMiss Bruton as Calista (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving, printed ink on paper
Paper
Printing Ink
Print-Making
Brief description
Engraved portrait of the actress Mrs. Ann Merry (née Bruton) (1769-1808) as Calista in The Fair Penitent by Nicholas Rowe (1674-1718), 1791. Harry Beard Collection
Physical description
Engraved portrait of the actress Mrs. Ann Merry (née Bruton) (1769-1808) as Calista in The Fair Penitent by Nicholas Rowe (1674-1718), 1791.
Dimensions
  • Print height: 13.6cm
  • Print width: 8.4cm
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard
Subject depicted
Ann Merry
Literary referenceCalista
Summary
Engraved portrait of the actress Mrs. Ann Merry (née Bruton) (1769-1808) as Calista in The Fair Penitent by Nicholas Rowe (1674-1718), 1791. Harry Beard Collection
Other number
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.2345-2013

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Record createdJune 5, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1264475/miss-bruton-as-calista-print-samuel-de-wilde/
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