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H Beard Print Collection

Print
1st September 1839 (published)
Artist/Maker
J. L. Marks (publisher)
Place of origin
London (published)

Four colour full length portraits of Madam Pasta as Norma, Mr Macready as Leontis, Mr Dibdin Pitt as Lord Darnley and Mr Wood as the Wild Bohemian. The print forms one of a series entitled 'Marks's Miniature Portraits'. Published in London by J. L. Marks.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Entertainment & Leisure
Object type
Print
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
hand coloured print
Printing Ink
Paint
Ink
Paper
Print-Making
Hand-Colouring
Brief description
Four colour full length portraits of Madam Pasta as Norma, Mr Macready as Leontis, Mr Dibdin Pitt as Lord Darnley and Mr Wood as the Wild Bohemian. The print forms one of a series entitled 'Marks's Miniature Portraits'. Published in London by J. L. Marks on 1st September 1839, Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Hand coloured full length portraits of Madam Pasta as Norma, Mr Macready as Leontis, Mr Dibdin Pitt as Lord Darnley and Mr Wood as the Wild Bohemian. The print forms one of a series entitled 'Marks's Miniature Portraits'.
Dimensions
  • Print size height: 25.0cm
  • Print size width: 20.5cm
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard
Subjects depicted
Pasta, Giuditta
Macready, William Charles
Dibdin Pitt (Mr)
Wood (Mr)
Literary referenceNorma
Summary
Four colour full length portraits of Madam Pasta as Norma, Mr Macready as Leontis, Mr Dibdin Pitt as Lord Darnley and Mr Wood as the Wild Bohemian. The print forms one of a series entitled 'Marks's Miniature Portraits'. Published in London by J. L. Marks.
Other number
F.59-44 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.869-2009

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Record createdJanuary 22, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O184364/h-beard-print-collection-print-j-l-marks/
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