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H Beard Print Collection

Print
ca. July 1661 (designed and made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Scene from the opera-ballet Ercole in Tebe, words by Giovanni Andrea Moniglia, designs by Ferdinando Tacca. Performed in celebration of the marriage of Cosimo III and Marguerite Louise, Princess of Orleans at the Teatro dell'Academia degli Immobili, Florence, 12 July 1661, Harry Beard Collection.


Object details

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Object type
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
etching
Brief description
Scene from the opera-ballet Ercole in Tebe, words by Giovanni Andrea Moniglia, designs by Ferdinando Tacca. Performed in celebration of the marriage of Cosimo III and Marguerite Louise, Princess of Orleans at the Teatro dell'Academia degli Immobili, Florence, 12 July 1661, Harry Beard Collection
Physical description
Etching showing a scene from the opera-ballet Ercole in Tebe.
Dimensions
  • Print size height: 21.3cm
  • Print size width: 29cm
Literary referenceErcole in Tebe
Summary
Scene from the opera-ballet Ercole in Tebe, words by Giovanni Andrea Moniglia, designs by Ferdinando Tacca. Performed in celebration of the marriage of Cosimo III and Marguerite Louise, Princess of Orleans at the Teatro dell'Academia degli Immobili, Florence, 12 July 1661, Harry Beard Collection.
Other number
F.2-10 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection
Accession number
S.210-1988

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Record createdJanuary 6, 2009
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