Not on display

H Beard Print Collection

Print
early 19th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A coloured lithograph of the singer Mlle. Ida in the role of the Bon Ange in Don Juan de Marana.

The text at the top of the print indicates that it is No.23 of a series. It appears to have been connected with a production at Porte St. Martin.

The drama Don Juan de Marana, by Dumas père, opened at the Theatre de la Porte de St. Martin in April 1836.

The print is part of the Harry Beard Collection.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Lithography
Brief description
A coloured lithograph of the singer Mlle.Ida in the role of the Bon Ange in Don Juan de Marana. It is not dated. Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
A full length coloured lithograph of an actress in the costume of an angel. She wears a full length, wide sleeved white tunic, over which she has a metallic, yellow breastplate with a red crucifix across the centre. A pair of pale blue wings are visible behind her shoulders and an oversized sword is balanced in her right hand. Her head is adorned with a circlet of metal.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.3cm
  • Width: 12.4cm
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard
Subject depicted
Literary referenceDon Juan de Marana
Summary
A coloured lithograph of the singer Mlle. Ida in the role of the Bon Ange in Don Juan de Marana.

The text at the top of the print indicates that it is No.23 of a series. It appears to have been connected with a production at Porte St. Martin.

The drama Don Juan de Marana, by Dumas père, opened at the Theatre de la Porte de St. Martin in April 1836.

The print is part of the Harry Beard Collection.
Collection
Accession number
S.543-2010

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Record createdMay 21, 2010
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