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H Beard Print Collection

Print
ca. 1850-1899 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A hand coloured engraving of the Teatro de la Ville de Naples. This view shows the majority of the audience seated in elaborate tiers of boxes to the left and right of the stage whilst the remainder are standing in an area that appears to have been established for this purpose, in front of the stage. Both audience members, and the performers on the stage, are dressed in clothes fashionable in the late eighteenth century. Harry Beard Collection.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Print
Brief description
Hand coloured engraving of the Teatro di S.Carlo, Naples. Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
A hand coloured engraving of the Teatro de la Ville de Naples. This view shows the majority of the audience seated in elaborate tiers of boxes to the left and right of the stage whilst the remainder are standing in an area which appears to have been established for this purpose, in front of the stage. Both audience members, and the performers, on the stage are dressed in clothes fashionable in the late eighteenth century.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.1cm
  • Width: 33.9cm
Place depicted
Summary
A hand coloured engraving of the Teatro de la Ville de Naples. This view shows the majority of the audience seated in elaborate tiers of boxes to the left and right of the stage whilst the remainder are standing in an area that appears to have been established for this purpose, in front of the stage. Both audience members, and the performers on the stage, are dressed in clothes fashionable in the late eighteenth century. Harry Beard Collection.
Other number
F.152-4 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection
Accession number
S.6079-2009

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Record createdJanuary 5, 2010
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