Not on display

H Beard Print Collection

Print
26th June 1805 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print entitled 'The Brewer and the Thistle' depicting Samuel Whitbread the Brewer dressed in barrels ready to attack Viscount Melville (Henry Dundas) who is represented as a Scotch thistle. Wilberforce preaches from above. Published in London by Hannah Humphrey

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
hand coloured aquatint, ink and wash on paper
Brief description
Print entitled 'The Brewer and the Thistle'. Published in London by Hannah Humphrey 26th June 1805, Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Aquatinted and hand coloured print entitled 'The Brewer and the Thistle'.
Dimensions
  • Print size height: 45.8cm
  • Print size width: 34.3cm
Subjects depicted
Summary
Print entitled 'The Brewer and the Thistle' depicting Samuel Whitbread the Brewer dressed in barrels ready to attack Viscount Melville (Henry Dundas) who is represented as a Scotch thistle. Wilberforce preaches from above. Published in London by Hannah Humphrey
Other number
F.117-55 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection
Accession number
S.4642-2009

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Record createdSeptember 9, 2009
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