Madame Vestris/as/Venus in the Paphian Bower

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Artist/Maker	G. E. Madeley (publisher) Unknown (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Full length engraved portrait of the actress and singer, Madame Lucia Elizabeth Vestris (1797–1856) as Venus in the comic opera, The Paphian Bower, by J.R. Planche and Charles Dance., ca.1830. Harry Beard Collection.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Madame Vestris/as/Venus in the Paphian Bower (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Engraving, printed ink on paper. Printing Ink Paper Print-Making
Brief description	Full length engraved portrait of the actress and singer, Madame Lucia Elizabeth Vestris (1797–1856) as Venus in the comic opera, The Paphian Bower, by J.R. Planche and Charles Dance., ca.1830. Harry Beard Collection
Physical description	Full length lithograph portrait of the actress and singer, Madame Lucia Elizabeth Vestris (1797–1856) as Venus in the comic opera, The Paphian Bower, by J.R. Planche and Charles Dance.
Dimensions	Height: 22.4cm Width: 17.4cm
Credit line	Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard
Subject depicted	Lucia Elizabeth Vestris
Literary reference	Paphian Bower
Summary	Full length engraved portrait of the actress and singer, Madame Lucia Elizabeth Vestris (1797–1856) as Venus in the comic opera, The Paphian Bower, by J.R. Planche and Charles Dance., ca.1830. Harry Beard Collection.
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Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.2791-2013

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Record created	June 27, 2013
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1265500/madame-vestrisasvenus-in-the-paphian-print-unknown/

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