H Beard Print Collection

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Artist/Maker	De Wilde, Samuel (artist)
Place of origin	Great Britain (printed)

Portrait of Robert Coates as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, 19th c. Harry Beard Collection. Robert Coates (1772-1848) was a wealthy amateur actor who toured Britain. Coates performed at a wide variety of venues wearing costumes and accessories created to his own design.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Prints
Object type	Print
Title	H Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques	soft ground etching Paper Printing Ink Watercolour on Paper Soft-Ground Etching
Brief description	Portrait of Robert Coates (1772-1848) as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, early nineteenth century. Harry Beard Collection
Physical description	Portrait of Robert Coates (1772-1848) as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet done in the soft ground etching technique with hand-colouring.
Dimensions	Print size height: 46.2cm Print size width: 30cm
Marks and inscriptions	'Romeo Coates as Romeo / after de Wilde' (Written in pencil on back of print.)
Subject depicted	Coates, Robert
Literary reference	Romeo and Juliet
Summary	Portrait of Robert Coates as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, 19th c. Harry Beard Collection. Robert Coates (1772-1848) was a wealthy amateur actor who toured Britain. Coates performed at a wide variety of venues wearing costumes and accessories created to his own design.
Other number	F.102-2 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.4302-2009

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Record created	April 6, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O220906/h-beard-print-collection-print-de-wilde-samuel/

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