H Beard Print Collection
Print
1772 (published)
1772 (published)
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One of a collection of 26 theatrical lithographs. This shows four unnamed actors from the Comédie-Française in the characters of the Duc de Sully, Henri, Agathe and Michau in the 'parti de la Chasse' of Henri IV.
A caption below the image reads: "Duc de Sully, que cette somme de vingt mille francs leur soit. Comptée ici demain dans la journeé je vous en donne l'ordre".
The lithographer is not named but all the lithographs appear to have been published by Robert Sayer, London (1772).
A caption below the image reads: "Duc de Sully, que cette somme de vingt mille francs leur soit. Comptée ici demain dans la journeé je vous en donne l'ordre".
The lithographer is not named but all the lithographs appear to have been published by Robert Sayer, London (1772).
Object details
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| Title | H Beard Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithography |
| Brief description | One of a bound collection of lithographs of French Dramatic Characters, published by Robert Sayer, London, 1772. This shows four unnamed actors from the Comédie-Française in the characters of Duc de Sully, Henri, Agathe and Michau in the 'parti de la Chasse' of Henri IV. Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Printed in the centre of the page this lithograph shows a group of four figures, three male and one female. The three men stand in the foreground, one kneels imploringly at the feet of the richly dressed man at their centre. |
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| Credit line | Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard |
| Literary reference | Henry IV |
| Summary | One of a collection of 26 theatrical lithographs. This shows four unnamed actors from the Comédie-Française in the characters of the Duc de Sully, Henri, Agathe and Michau in the 'parti de la Chasse' of Henri IV. A caption below the image reads: "Duc de Sully, que cette somme de vingt mille francs leur soit. Comptée ici demain dans la journeé je vous en donne l'ordre". The lithographer is not named but all the lithographs appear to have been published by Robert Sayer, London (1772). |
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| Accession number | S.523:18-2010 |
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| Record created | May 12, 2010 |
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