Not on display

H Beard Print Collection

Print
07/1777 (published)
Artist/Maker
Bell's British Theatre (Publisher)
Roberts (artist)
Reading, D (Engraver)
Place of origin
London (published)

Portrait of Mr Booth as Lord Froth in The Double Dealer, 1777, 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
Engraving (Printing Process)
Brief description
Portrait of Mr Booth as Lord Froth in The Double Dealer, 1777, Harry Beard Collection
Physical description
Portrait of Mr Booth as Lord Froth in The Double Dealer, 1777, Harry Beard Collection
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.6cm
  • Width: 9.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Act 1 The Double Dealer Scene 4 (Printed above portrait. )
  • Mr Booth in the Character of Lord Froth / Now when I laugh, I always laugh alone. (Printed below portrait. )
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard.
Literary referenceThe Double Dealer
Summary
Portrait of Mr Booth as Lord Froth in The Double Dealer, 1777, Harry Beard Collection.
Other number
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1494-2012

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Record createdNovember 8, 2012
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1257350/h-beard-print-collection-print-roberts/
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