The English Tenor
Print
10th May 1890 (published)
10th May 1890 (published)
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| Place of origin |
Portrait of Sims Reeves, published by Vanity Fair on 10 May 1890, Harry Beard Collection.
This is one of a series of portraits published by the magazine Vanity Fair under the title 'Men of the Day'.
This is one of a series of portraits published by the magazine Vanity Fair under the title 'Men of the Day'.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | The English Tenor (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Portrait of Sims Reeves by Leslie Ward (1851-1922) known as 'Spy'. Published by Vanity Fair on 10 May 1890, Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Full-length colour llithograph of the operatic tenor and concert performer Sims Reeves singing 'My Pretty Jane, or The Bloom is on the Rye' with words by Edward Fitzball and music by Henry Rowley Bishop. He holds a music sheet and the caption, 'The English Tenor', is printed beneath the picture. The accompanying Vanity Fair article is attached. |
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| Credit line | Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Portrait of Sims Reeves, published by Vanity Fair on 10 May 1890, Harry Beard Collection. This is one of a series of portraits published by the magazine Vanity Fair under the title 'Men of the Day'. |
| Associated object | S.1778-2009 (Copy) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.446:1, 2-2010 |
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| Record created | May 14, 2010 |
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