H Beard Print Collection
Print
8th March 1817 (published)
8th March 1817 (published)
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| Place of origin |
Print entitled 'Richard Harris'd or the Wolves Too Keen', depicting Edmund Kean and, possibly, Thomas Harris. Satirising Kean playing Richard III at both Drury Lane and Covent Garden.
Object details
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| Title | H Beard Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand coloured etching |
| Brief description | Print entitled 'Richard Harris'd or the Wolves Too Keen', depicting Edmund Kean and, possibly, Thomas Harris, published by J. Sidebotham, 1817, Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Print entitled 'Richard Harris'd or the Wolves Too Keen'. Depicting Edmund Kean as Richard III and, possibly, Thomas Harris, being threatened by three wolves. A figure on the right hand side is possibly a depiction of Junius Brutus Booth. |
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| Credit line | Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | Richard III |
| Summary | Print entitled 'Richard Harris'd or the Wolves Too Keen', depicting Edmund Kean and, possibly, Thomas Harris. Satirising Kean playing Richard III at both Drury Lane and Covent Garden. |
| Other number | F.116-21 - H Beard collection numbering |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.2540-2009 |
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| Record created | September 10, 2009 |
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