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Mr Aikin as Young Bevil

Print
1 May 1778 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mounted engraved portrait of Mr Aikin as Young Bevil in The Conscious Lovers by Richard Steele, May 1st 1778. Harry Beard Collection.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMr Aikin as Young Bevil (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving, printed ink and watercolour on paper
Brief description
Mounted engraved portrait of Mr Aikin as Young Bevil in The Conscious Lovers by Richard Steele, May 1st 1778. Harry Beard Collection
Physical description
Engraving of Mr. Aikin, bookplate.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.5cm
  • Width: 11.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Thus has this lady made me her friend / and confident.' (Quote from The Conscious Lovers by Richard Steele, Act IV, scene I. Engraved beneath the portrait.)
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard
Subject depicted
Associations
Literary referenceThe Conscious Lovers
Summary
Mounted engraved portrait of Mr Aikin as Young Bevil in The Conscious Lovers by Richard Steele, May 1st 1778. Harry Beard Collection.
Other number
Collection
Accession number
S.946-2012

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2012
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