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H Beard Print Collection

Print
29th March 1819 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print entitled 'Deranged Intellect', depicting Edmund Kean as Richard III. Possibly satirising Kean appearing in Brutus. Print also ridicule's Kean's height by putting his chair on a block. Published by S.W. Fores, 1819.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Hand coloured etching
Brief description
Print entitled 'Deranged Intellect', depicting Edmund Kean as Richard III, published by S.W. Fores, 1819, Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Print entitled 'Deranged Intellect', depicting Edmund Kean as Richard III sitting at a table with five other men.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.8cm
  • Width: 34.9cm
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard
Subject depicted
Literary referenceRichard III
Summary
Print entitled 'Deranged Intellect', depicting Edmund Kean as Richard III. Possibly satirising Kean appearing in Brutus. Print also ridicule's Kean's height by putting his chair on a block. Published by S.W. Fores, 1819.
Other number
F.116-28 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection
Accession number
S.2547-2009

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2009
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