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H Beard Print Collection

Print
1st May 1797 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print of a scene from the play The Children in the Wood featuring J. Bannister as Walter.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
stipple engraving cut within the plate
Brief description
Print of a scene from the play The Children in the Wood featuring J. Bannister as Walter. Published 1st May 1797, Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Stipple engraved scene from the play The Children in the Wood featuring full length portraits of John Bannister as Walter defending the two children from a man brandishing a sword.
Dimensions
  • Print size height: 34.4cm
  • Print size width: 43.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'PANTOMIME / BY BLANCHARD' (Written in pencil on back of print.)
Subject depicted
Literary references
  • The Children in the Wood
  • Babes in the Wood
Summary
Print of a scene from the play The Children in the Wood featuring J. Bannister as Walter.
Other number
F.86-9 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection
Accession number
S.1848-2009

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Record createdFebruary 6, 2009
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