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H Beard Print Collection

Print

Portrait of J. R. Planche, with some biographical notes on the reverse, Harry Beard Collection.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Wood engraving
Paper
Ink
Wood-Engraving (Process)
Brief description
Portrait of J. R. Planche, with some biographical notes on the reverse, Harry Beard Collection
Physical description
Wood engraving showing a portrait of J. R. Planche, with some biographical notes on the reverse.
Dimensions
  • Print size height: 19.9cm
  • Print size width: 17.3cm
  • Total including mount height: 30.4cm
  • Total including mount width: 20.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'J.R.Planche / 1796 - 1880 / Dramatist & Author / Published Lays & Legends of the Rhine 1829 / The Descent of the Danube / History of British Costumes 1834 / and many successful dramas and operas / Oberon & Charles XII 1828' (Written in ink on the back of the portrait.)
Subject depicted
Planche, J.R.
Summary
Portrait of J. R. Planche, with some biographical notes on the reverse, Harry Beard Collection.
Other number
F.74-21 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1546-2009

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Record createdJanuary 28, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O185316/h-beard-print-collection-print/
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