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H Beard Print Collection

Print
12/11/1791 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Engraved portrait of Mr Bernard as Jack Meggot in The Suspicious Husband, 1791. Harry Beard Collection.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Engraving. Printed ink on paper.
Brief description
Engraved portrait of Mr Bernard as Jack Meggot in The Suspicious Husband, 1791. Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Engraved portrait of Mr Bernard as Jack Meggot in The Suspicious Husband, 1791. Harry Beard Collection.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.6cm
  • Width: 8.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Act 1, Suspicious Husband, Scene III (Printed above portrait.)
  • Mr BERNARD as JACK MEGGOT. (Printed below portrait.)
  • Bel. Dead! pray who was the gentleman? / J.Meg. This gentleman was my monkey Sir. (Printed below portrait.)
  • London. Printed for J.Bell, British Library, Strand. Nov 12 1791. (Printed below portrait.)
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard.
Subject depicted
Summary
Engraved portrait of Mr Bernard as Jack Meggot in The Suspicious Husband, 1791. Harry Beard Collection.
Other number
Collection
Accession number
S.1058-2012

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Record createdSeptember 20, 2012
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