H Beard Print Collection
Print
ca. 19th century (published)
ca. 19th century (published)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Isaac Van Amburgh (1808-1865), three quarters Dutch and one quarter Cherokee Indian, was born in America and made his name there with the Titus Menagerie before coming to England in 1838 to perform with his big cats at Astley's Amphitheatre in October 1838 in The Brute Tamer of Pompeii; or, the Living Kings of the Jungle. His success led to an engagement at Drury Lane in the 1839 pantomime Harlequin Jack Frost where his performances in the cage attracted considerable attention and entranced Queen Victoria so much that she attended several performances, wrote about them in her diaries, and invited Van Amburgh to perform before her at Windsor Castle in 1844. In 1839 the Duke of Wellington commissioned Landseer to paint Van Amburgh's portrait, and numerous engravings of him appeared performing various dramatic episodes with his beasts, including The Brute Tamer of Pompeii.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | H Beard Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching |
| Brief description | Print entitled 'Van Amburgh and the Lions', published by Virtue & Co., Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Print entitled 'Van Amburgh and the Lions', depicting Isaac Van Amburgh with his trained lions. |
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| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Isaac Van Amburgh (1808-1865), three quarters Dutch and one quarter Cherokee Indian, was born in America and made his name there with the Titus Menagerie before coming to England in 1838 to perform with his big cats at Astley's Amphitheatre in October 1838 in The Brute Tamer of Pompeii; or, the Living Kings of the Jungle. His success led to an engagement at Drury Lane in the 1839 pantomime Harlequin Jack Frost where his performances in the cage attracted considerable attention and entranced Queen Victoria so much that she attended several performances, wrote about them in her diaries, and invited Van Amburgh to perform before her at Windsor Castle in 1844. In 1839 the Duke of Wellington commissioned Landseer to paint Van Amburgh's portrait, and numerous engravings of him appeared performing various dramatic episodes with his beasts, including The Brute Tamer of Pompeii. |
| Other number | F.126-1 - H Beard collection numbering |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.2890-2009 |
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| Record created | October 7, 2009 |
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