H Beard Print Collection
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1 July 1790 (published)
1 July 1790 (published)
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Engraving showing a scene from John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, Act III, engraved by William Blake, after William Hogarth, Harry Beard Collection.
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| Title | H Beard Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving |
| Brief description | Scene from The Beggar's Opera, Act III, engraved by William Blake, after William Hogarth, Harry Beard Collection |
| Physical description | Scene from The Beggar's Opera, Act III, showing the court scene: highwayman Macheath stands centre, his legs chained, while Polly Peacham and Lucy Lockit kneel to beg for mercy. Beneath the image is the quotation 'When my hero in Court appears, &c.' and the inscription 'From the Original Picture in the Collection of his Grace the Duke of Leeds.' |
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| Credit line | Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard |
| Literary reference | Beggar's Opera |
| Summary | Engraving showing a scene from John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, Act III, engraved by William Blake, after William Hogarth, Harry Beard Collection. |
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| Other number | F.38-20 - H Beard collection numbering |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.44-2019 |
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| Record created | May 22, 2019 |
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