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H Beard Print Collection

Print
16/09/1788 (published)
Artist/Maker
T. Lowndes & Partners (publisher)
Stothard, Thomas RA (artist)
Heath, James ARA (engraver)
Place of origin
London (published)

Engraved colour portrait of Mrs Billington as Mandane in Artaxerxes,1788. 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 colour portrait of Mrs Billington as Mandane in Artaxerxes,1788. Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Engraved colour portrait of Mrs Billington as Mandane in Artaxerxes,1788. Harry Beard Collection.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.7cm
  • Width: 11.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Act 3. ARTAXERXES.Scene 2. (Printed above portrait.)
  • Mrs BILLINGTON in the Character of MANDANE. (Printed below portrait.)
  • Let not rage, thy Bosom firing, / Pity's softer claim remove - (Printed below portrait.)
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard.
Subject depicted
Elizabeth Billington
Summary
Engraved colour portrait of Mrs Billington as Mandane in Artaxerxes,1788. Harry Beard Collection.
Other number
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1197-2012

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Record createdOctober 4, 2012
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1255824/h-beard-print-collection-print-stothard-thomas-ra/
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