H Beard Print Collection

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Artist/Maker	Vanity Fair (publisher) Spy (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Portrait of the actor W.S. Penley, published by Vanity Fair on 22nd June 1893, Harry Beard Collection. Penley created the role of Lord Fancourt Babberley in Brandon Thomas's farce Charley's Aunt.

This is one of a series of portraits published by the magazine Vanity Fair under the title 'Men of the Day'.

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Categories	Prints Entertainment & Leisure
Object type	Print
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below) Prints Chromolithographs Prints Chromolithographs
Title	H Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques	Chromolithograph Paper Printing Ink Chromolithography Print-Making
Brief description	Portrait of W.S. Penley, published by Vanity Fair on 22nd June 1893, Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description	Full-length portrait of W.S. Penley, holding a walking stick up-side-down. The caption, 'Charley's Aunt', is printed beneath the picture. The accompanying Vanity Fair article is attached.
Dimensions	Height: 40cm Width: 27.2cm
Credit line	Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard
Subject depicted	Penley, William Sydney
Summary	Portrait of the actor W.S. Penley, published by Vanity Fair on 22nd June 1893, Harry Beard Collection. Penley created the role of Lord Fancourt Babberley in Brandon Thomas's farce Charley's Aunt. This is one of a series of portraits published by the magazine Vanity Fair under the title 'Men of the Day'.
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.448:1, 2-2010

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Record created	May 14, 2010
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1159234/h-beard-print-collection-print-spy/

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