H Beard Print Collection

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Artist/Maker	Unknown (artist)
Place of origin	France (Printed)

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.

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Categories	Prints Entertainment & Leisure
Object type	Print
Title	H Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques	Lithography Printing Ink Paper Print-Making 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	Suier
Literary reference	Le 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	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.525-2010

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Record created	May 14, 2010
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1159236/h-beard-print-collection-print-unknown/

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