Not on display

H Beard Print Collection

Print
01/06/1805 (published)
Artist/Maker
Hogg and Co (Publisher)
Place of origin
London (published)

Engraved portrait of Master Betty as Hamlet in Hamlet,1805. Harry Beard Collection.

Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Engraving. Printed ink on paper.
Printing Ink
Paper
Print-Making
Etching
Brief description
Engraved portrait of Master Betty as Hamlet in Hamlet,1805. Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Engraved portrait of Master Betty as Hamlet in Hamlet, 1805. Harry Beard Collection.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.8cm
  • Width: 11.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • WONDERFUL MUSEUM (Printed above portrait.)
  • WILLIAM HENRY WEST BETTY (Printed below portrait.)
  • The Celebrated Young Roscius, / In the Character of Hamlet. (Printed below portrait.)
  • Pub. by Hogg & Co. June 1-1805. (Printed below portrait.)
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard.
Subjects depicted
Mr. William Henry West Betty
Hamlet
Summary
Engraved portrait of Master Betty as Hamlet in Hamlet,1805. Harry Beard Collection.
Other number
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1097-2012

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Record createdSeptember 27, 2012
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1255174/h-beard-print-collection-print-hogg-and-co/
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