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H Beard Print Collection

Print
20th May 1775 (published)
Artist/Maker
Mortimer, J. (publisher)
Place of origin
London (published)

Print depicting the character of Caliban in Act II, Scene 2 of The Tempest. Published 20 May 1775 by J. Mortimer.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Entertainment & Leisure
Object type
Print
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
etching
Printing Ink
Paper
Etching (Printing Process)
Brief description
Print depicting the character of Caliban in Act II, Scene 2 of The Tempest. Published 20 May 1775 by J. Mortimer, Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Etched print depicting the character of Caliban in Act II, Scene 2 of The Tempest.
Dimensions
  • Print size height: 40.3cm
  • Print size width: 33cm
  • Total including border height: 44.8cm
  • Total including border width: 36.2cm
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard
Subject depicted
Shakespeare, William
Literary referenceThe Tempest
Summary
Print depicting the character of Caliban in Act II, Scene 2 of The Tempest. Published 20 May 1775 by J. Mortimer.
Other number
F.51-56 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.980-2009

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Record createdJanuary 20, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O183830/h-beard-print-collection-print-mortimer-j/
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