Not currently on display at the V&A

Print

26th July 1840 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tinsel print depicting Charles Edward Horn as Caspar in Der Freischutz by Weber as performed at Drury Lane.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
hand cooured etching, ink, paint, fabric, metal, tinsel and glue or paste on paper
Brief description
Tinsel print depicting Charles Edward Horn as Caspar in Der Freischutz by Weber as performed at Drury Lane in 1824, dated in pen 26th July 1840.
Physical description
Tinsel print depicting Mr Horn as Caspar. Hand coloured etching with fabric and metal additions.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.4cm
  • Width: 24.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'July 26 1840 / Bought by me 14th Dec 1914...' (Written in ink on back of print. Note on the print's purchase is undecipherable.)
Object history
Acquired by the V&A Prints and Drawings department and transferred to the Theatre Museum (now V&A Theatre & Performance department) in 1981 (see RF1980/2553).
Subject depicted
Literary referenceDer Freischutz
Summary
Tinsel print depicting Charles Edward Horn as Caspar in Der Freischutz by Weber as performed at Drury Lane.
Collection
Accession number
E.403-1933

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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