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H Beard Print Collection

Print
1772 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Book containing 26 theatrical lithographs. They are bound between two marbled cardboard covers with strips of leather at the spine and corners. The spine is tooled with sections of gold and stamped French Dramatic Characters.

The lithographer is not named but all the lithographs appear to have been published by Robert Sayer, London (1772).


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Lithography
Brief description
Bound collection of lithographs of French Dramatic Characters, published by Robert Sayer, London, 1772. Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Book containing 26 theatrical lithographs. They are bound between two marbled cardboard covers with strips of leather at the spine and corners. The spine is tooled with sections of gold and stamped French Dramatic Characters.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.4cm
  • Width: 12.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
'26 plates, should be 30/wants nos, 14 & 15/17&18' (Handwritten pencil note on front endpaper.)
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard
Summary
Book containing 26 theatrical lithographs. They are bound between two marbled cardboard covers with strips of leather at the spine and corners. The spine is tooled with sections of gold and stamped French Dramatic Characters.

The lithographer is not named but all the lithographs appear to have been published by Robert Sayer, London (1772).
Collection
Accession number
S.523:1-2010

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Record createdMay 11, 2010
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