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H Beard Print Collection

Print
1788 (painted), 8th December 1788 (published)
Artist/Maker
Roberts, James (painter)
Jones, J. (engraver)
Roberts, James (publisher)
Jones, J. (publisher)
Place of origin
Oxford (published)
London (published)

Portrait of Lord Henry Spencer as Cecil, Lady Elizabeth Spencer as Lady Betty Lambton, John Spencer Esq. as Lord Winworth and Miss Peshall as Mrs. Harley in the last scene of Act 5 of False Delicacy. Published in London by J. Jones and in Oxford by J. Roberts.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Entertainment & Leisure
Object type
Print
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
mezzotint
Printing Ink
Paper
Print-Making
Mezzotint
Brief description
Portrait of Lord Henry Spencer as Cecil, Lady Elizabeth Spencer as Lady Betty Lambton, John Spencer Esq. as Lord Winworth and Miss Peshall as Mrs. Harley in the last scene of Act 5 of False Delicacy. Published in London by J. Jones and in Oxford by J. Roberts on 8th December 1788, Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Mezzotint portrait of Lord Henry Spencer as Cecil, Lady Elizabeth Spencer as Lady Betty Lambton, John Spencer Esq. as Lord Winworth and Miss Peshall as Mrs. Harley in the last scene of Act 5 of False Delicacy.
Dimensions
  • Print size height: 47.4cm
  • Print size width: 57.4cm
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard
Subjects depicted
Spencer, Henry (Lord)
Spencer, Elizabeth (Lady)
Spencer, John (Esq.)
Peshall (Miss)
Literary referenceFalse Delicacy
Summary
Portrait of Lord Henry Spencer as Cecil, Lady Elizabeth Spencer as Lady Betty Lambton, John Spencer Esq. as Lord Winworth and Miss Peshall as Mrs. Harley in the last scene of Act 5 of False Delicacy. Published in London by J. Jones and in Oxford by J. Roberts.
Associated object
S.726-2009 (Ensemble)
Other number
F.44-31 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.727-2009

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Record createdJanuary 16, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O183234/h-beard-print-collection-print-roberts-james/
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