Beggar's Opera
Print
25 August 1782 (published)
25 August 1782 (published)
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| Place of origin |
Print depicting Mr Matocks and Mrs Cargill as Macheath and Polly in thye final scene of Act I of John Gay'sThe Beggar's Opera. Engraved by Walker from a drawing by Dighton. Published in London by T. Loundes & Partners, 25 August 1782. Harry Beard Collection
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Beggar's Opera (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving, printing ink on paper |
| Brief description | Print depicting Mr Matocks and Mrs Cargill as Macheath and Polly in 'Act I, last scene' of The Beggar's Opera. Engraved by Walker from a drawing by Dighton. Published in London by T. Loundes & Partners on 25 August 1782. Harry Beard Collection |
| Physical description | Print depicting Mr Matocks and Mrs Cargill as Macheath and Polly in 'Act I , last scene' of The Beggar's Opera. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | |
| Credit line | Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Association | |
| Literary reference | The Beggar's Opera |
| Summary | Print depicting Mr Matocks and Mrs Cargill as Macheath and Polly in thye final scene of Act I of John Gay'sThe Beggar's Opera. Engraved by Walker from a drawing by Dighton. Published in London by T. Loundes & Partners, 25 August 1782. Harry Beard Collection |
| Other number | HC392 - Negative number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1390-2012 |
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| Record created | November 28, 2012 |
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