Not on display

H Beard Print Collection

Print
ca. 1772 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lithograph showing the actor and member of the Comédie Italienne, Suier in Le Soldat Magicien, a comic opera by Anseaume which was first performed in 1760.

The lithograph is not dated but is identical to one published by Robert Sayer, London, in 1772.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Lithography
Brief description
Lithograph showing the actor and member of the Comédie Italienne, Suier in Le Soldat Magicien circa 1772. Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Printed in the centre of the page this full length lithograph shows a man in military costume, legs apart, left arm out behind him, looking and gesturing out with a sword to the left.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.6cm
  • Width: 12.5cm
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard
Subject depicted
Literary referenceLe Soldat Magicien
Summary
Lithograph showing the actor and member of the Comédie Italienne, Suier in Le Soldat Magicien, a comic opera by Anseaume which was first performed in 1760.

The lithograph is not dated but is identical to one published by Robert Sayer, London, in 1772.
Associated object
S.523:22-2010 (Duplicate)
Collection
Accession number
S.525-2010

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Record createdMay 14, 2010
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