H Beard Print Collection
Print
1st January 1812 (published)
1st January 1812 (published)
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| Place of origin |
Print entitled 'The Rehearsal or the Baron and the Elephant'. The print is a satire on the Covent Garden pantomime of 1811 to 1812 and questions John Philip Kemble's populist use of spectacle over 'serious' dramatics. John Philip Kemble is seen riding an elephant that crushes a bust of Shakespeare under foot. Baron Geramb wearing a giant moustache sits on the elephant's trunk and Sarah Siddons is seen leaving stage left with two bulging sacks of money. Published in London by M. Jones.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | H Beard Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | hand coloured etching, ink and wash on paper |
| Brief description | Print entitled 'The Rehearsal or the Baron and the Elephant'. Published in London by M. Jones on 1st January 1812, Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Etched and hand coloured print entitled 'The Rehearsal or the Baron and the Elephant'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'G. Cruikshank / Vol 3 - The Scourge Plate 13 / 1st Issue-' (Written in pencil on back of print.) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Print entitled 'The Rehearsal or the Baron and the Elephant'. The print is a satire on the Covent Garden pantomime of 1811 to 1812 and questions John Philip Kemble's populist use of spectacle over 'serious' dramatics. John Philip Kemble is seen riding an elephant that crushes a bust of Shakespeare under foot. Baron Geramb wearing a giant moustache sits on the elephant's trunk and Sarah Siddons is seen leaving stage left with two bulging sacks of money. Published in London by M. Jones. |
| Associated object | S.4746-2009 (Version) |
| Other number | F.118-91 - H Beard collection numbering |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.4745-2009 |
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| Record created | September 23, 2009 |
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