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H Beard Print Collection

Print
19th May 1855 (published)
Artist/Maker
The Illustrated London News (publisher)
Smyth (artist)
Little, William (printer)
Little, William (publisher)
Place of origin
London (published)

Scene from Verdi's Il Trovatore at the Royal Italian Opera. The scene is printed on page 496 of the Illustrated London News. Articles on The Markets, The London Gazette, Births, Marriages, Deaths and a review of Il Trovatore appear on the reverse (page 495). Above the opera scene is an facsimile of 'A Neapolitan Fisher-Boy', a painting by G. F. Hurlstone as seen at the Exhibition of the Society of British Artists.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
print, ink on paper
Paper
Printing Ink
Print-Making
Brief description
Scene from Verdi's Il Trovatore at the Royal Italian Opera. Printed in an edition of the Illustrated London News dated 19th May 1855. Published by William Little, Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Printed page from the Illustrated London News depicting a scene from Verdi's Il Trovatore at the Royal Italian Opera.
Dimensions
  • Print size height: 40.3cm
  • Print size width: 28cm
Literary referenceIl Trovatore
Summary
Scene from Verdi's Il Trovatore at the Royal Italian Opera. The scene is printed on page 496 of the Illustrated London News. Articles on The Markets, The London Gazette, Births, Marriages, Deaths and a review of Il Trovatore appear on the reverse (page 495). Above the opera scene is an facsimile of 'A Neapolitan Fisher-Boy', a painting by G. F. Hurlstone as seen at the Exhibition of the Society of British Artists.
Other number
F.128-13 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.4793-2009

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Record createdOctober 2, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1137750/h-beard-print-collection-print-smyth/
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