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H Beard Print Collection

Print
18th February 1894 (published)
Artist/Maker
The Illustrated London News (publisher)
Place of origin
London (published)

A full page tribute to Verdi after the first performance of his opera Falstaff in Britain. The article includes two portraits of Verdi, one photographic portrait of Signor Arrigo Boïto; the librettist of Falstaff, and a photograph of La Scala in Milan where Falstaff was first performed. Printed in The Illustrated London News. An image of a courtroom appears on the reverse.


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
A full page tribute to Verdi after the first performance of his opera Falstaff in Britain. Printed in The Illustrated London News dated 18th February 1893, Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
A full page tribute to Verdi after the first performance of his opera Falstaff in Britain. Printed in an edition of The Illustrated London News.
Dimensions
  • Print size height: 40.5cm
  • Print size width: 29.3cm
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard
Subjects depicted
Verdi, Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco
Boïto, Arrigo (Signor)
Literary referenceFalstaff
Summary
A full page tribute to Verdi after the first performance of his opera Falstaff in Britain. The article includes two portraits of Verdi, one photographic portrait of Signor Arrigo Boïto; the librettist of Falstaff, and a photograph of La Scala in Milan where Falstaff was first performed. Printed in The Illustrated London News. An image of a courtroom appears on the reverse.
Other number
F.128-41 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.4812-2009

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Record createdOctober 5, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1137805/h-beard-print-collection-print-the-illustrated-london/
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