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Print - H Beard Print Collection
  • H Beard Print Collection
    Gillray, James, born 1757 - died 1815
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H Beard Print Collection

  • Object:

    Print

  • Place of origin:

    London, England (published)

  • Date:

    30th June 1787 (published)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Gillray, James, born 1757 - died 1815 (artist)
    S. W. Fores (publisher)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    hand coloured etching

  • Museum number:

    S.1643-2009

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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Print entitled 'The Theatrical War', a comment on licencing and an act for regulating the Stage. Published by S. W. Fores.

Physical description

Etching entitled 'The Theatrical War', a comment on licencing and an act for regulating the Stage. The characters include the actor John Palmer, playwrights George Colman the Elder and George Colman the Younger, Dr Ford, the composer Thomas Linley the Elder and Richard Brinsley Sheridan.

Place of Origin

London, England (published)

Date

30th June 1787 (published)

Artist/maker

Gillray, James, born 1757 - died 1815 (artist)
S. W. Fores (publisher)

Materials and Techniques

hand coloured etching

Marks and inscriptions

'Theatrical Carics / Mr John Palmer ? / Actor 1742-1798'

Dimensions

Height: 16.3 cm Print size, Width: 25.3 cm Print size, Height: 18.8 cm Total including border, Width: 28.1 cm Total including border

Descriptive line

Print entitled 'The Theatrical War', a comment on licencing and an act for regulating the Stage. Published by S. W. Fores on 30th June 1787, Harry Beard Collection.

Materials

Paper; Watercolour; Printing ink

Techniques

Painting; Hand-colouring; Print-making; Etching (printing process)

Subjects depicted

Caricature; Satire; Sheridan, Richard Brinsley; Palmer, John; Colman, George (Esq.); Colman the Elder, George; Linley the Elder, Thomas; Ford (Dr)

Categories

Prints; Entertainment & Leisure

Collection code

THM

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