H Beard Print Collection

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Artist/Maker	H. Humphrey (publisher) Gillray, James (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Print entitled 'Wierd Sisters: Minister's of Darkness: Minions of the Moon', depicitng Henry Dundas, William Pitt and Edward Thurlow, with the moon as King George III and Queen. Published in London by Hannah Humphrey.

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Categories	Prints Entertainment & Leisure
Object type	Print
Title	H Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques	hand coloured etching and aquatint Printing Ink Paint Paper Print-Making Aquatint Etching (Printing Process) Painting Hand-Colouring
Brief description	Print entitled 'Wierd Sisters: Minister's of Darkness: Minions of the Moon', depicitng Henry Dundas, William Pitt and Edward Thurlow, with the moon as King George III and Queen. Published in London by Hannah Humphrey on 23rd December 1791, Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description	Hand coloured etching and aquatint entitled 'Wierd Sisters: Minister's of Darkness: Minions of the Moon', depicitng Henry Dundas, William Pitt and Edward Thurlow, with the moon as King George III and Queen.
Dimensions	Print size height: 32.5cm Print size width: 47.4cm
Subjects depicted	Dundas, Henry (1st Viscount Melville) Pitt, William (The Younger) Thurlow, Edward (Lord Chancellor)
Summary	Print entitled 'Wierd Sisters: Minister's of Darkness: Minions of the Moon', depicitng Henry Dundas, William Pitt and Edward Thurlow, with the moon as King George III and Queen. Published in London by Hannah Humphrey.
Other number	F.81-56 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.1812-2009

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Record created	February 4, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O186147/h-beard-print-collection-print-gillray-james/

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