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H Beard Print Collection

Print
1885 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Title page from a publication entitled. 'Costumes des Ballets du Roy. Archives de L'Opera XVIIIth siècle, avec une notice de M.C.Nutter, 20 Planches en couleur par A.Guillaumot Fils, Paris, ed. Monnier &Cie, Éditeurs'. Harry Beard Collection.

It shows an engraving of a male and female couple dancing hand in hand, both are dressed in clothing that bears a greater resemblance to that worn in the late seventeenth century rather than that in fashion at the date of publication.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Print
Brief description
Title page from a publication entitled. 'Costumes des Ballets du Roy. Archives de L'Opera XVIIIth siècle, avec une notice de M.C.Nutter, 20 Planches en couleur par A.Guillaumot Fils, Paris, ed. Monnier &Cie, Éditeurs'. Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Title page from a publication entitled. 'Costumes des Ballets du Roy. Archives de L'Opera XVIIIth siècle, avec une notice de M.C.Nutter, 20 Planches en couleur par A.Guillaumot Fils, Paris, ed. Monnier &Cie, Éditeurs'. It shows an engraving of a male and female couple dancing hand in hand, both are dressed in clothing that bears a greater resemblance to that worn in the late seventeenth century rather than that in fashion at the date of publication.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.5cm
  • Width: 20.2cm
Production typeCopy
Summary
Title page from a publication entitled. 'Costumes des Ballets du Roy. Archives de L'Opera XVIIIth siècle, avec une notice de M.C.Nutter, 20 Planches en couleur par A.Guillaumot Fils, Paris, ed. Monnier &Cie, Éditeurs'. Harry Beard Collection.

It shows an engraving of a male and female couple dancing hand in hand, both are dressed in clothing that bears a greater resemblance to that worn in the late seventeenth century rather than that in fashion at the date of publication.
Other number
F.157-58 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection
Accession number
S.3956-2009

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Record createdFebruary 2, 2010
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