H Beard Print Collection
Print
1812 (published)
1812 (published)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Print entitled 'The Genius of the Times'. A satire showing Walter Scott, Lord Byron, Wordsworth, Coleridge and Southey and other writers racing to secure a place in the Temple of Fame. Walter Scott leads the race using his publisher as a mount followed by Byron being carried up the hill on a Whitbread barrel of ale. Published for Town Talk.
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 Genius of the Times'. Published for Town Talk on 1st December 1812, Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Etched and hand coloured print entitled 'The Genius of the Times'. |
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| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | Town Talk |
| Summary | Print entitled 'The Genius of the Times'. A satire showing Walter Scott, Lord Byron, Wordsworth, Coleridge and Southey and other writers racing to secure a place in the Temple of Fame. Walter Scott leads the race using his publisher as a mount followed by Byron being carried up the hill on a Whitbread barrel of ale. Published for Town Talk. |
| Other number | F.118-95 - H Beard collection numbering |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.4749-2009 |
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| Record created | September 23, 2009 |
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