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Mr Kean as Abel Drugger

Print
ca. 1815 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print, Edmund Kean as Abel Drugger in The Tobacconist, an adaptation of Ben Jonson's The Alchemist, engraving, ca.1815, Harry Beard Collection.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMr Kean as Abel Drugger (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving, printed ink on paper
Brief description
Print, Edmund Kean as Abel Drugger in The Tobacconist, engraving, ca.1815, Harry Beard Collection
Physical description
Print 'Mr Kean as Abel Drugger in The Tobacconist', engraving, ca.1815, Harry Beard Collection
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.4cm
  • Width: 5.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Mr Kean as Abel Drugger' (Printed below portrait)
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard
Subject depicted
Literary references
  • The Tobacconist
  • The Alchemist
Summary
Print, Edmund Kean as Abel Drugger in The Tobacconist, an adaptation of Ben Jonson's The Alchemist, engraving, ca.1815, Harry Beard Collection.
Other number
Collection
Accession number
S.735-2013

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Record createdFebruary 15, 2013
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