H Beard Print Collection
Print
18th February 1789 (published)
18th February 1789 (published)
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Aquatint entitled 'The Comet' by James Sayers. The Prince of Wales is at the head of the Comet, notable characters of the time make up its tail. Published in London by Thomas Cornell.
Object details
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| Title | H Beard Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | etching and aquatint |
| Brief description | Aquatint entitled 'The Comet' by James Sayers. The Prince of Wales is at the head of the Comet, notable characters of the time make up its tail. Published in London by Thomas Cornell on 18th February 1789, Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Aquatint entitled 'The Comet' by James Sayers. The Prince of Wales is at the head of the Comet and behind him in its tail are Edmund Burke, Sir Grey Cooper, Edward Stanley Smith the Twelfth E0arl of Derby, Charles James Fox, Frederick North the Second Earl of Guilford, Thomas Powys the First Baron of Lilford, William John Kerr the Fifth Marquess of Lothian, David Murray the Second Earl of Mansfield, Charles Howard the Eleventh Duke of Norfolk, William Henry Cavendish Bentinck the Third Duke of Portland, William Douglas the Fourth Duke of Queensberry, Alexander Wedderburn the First Earl of Rosslyn (Lord Loughborough), John Montagu the Fourth Earl of Sandwich, John Sawbridge, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, John Warren, Richard Watson and Christopher Wilson. |
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| Subjects depicted | Satire Burke, Edmund Cooper, Grey (Sir) Smith Stanley, Edward (12th Earl of Derby) Fox, Charles James George IV (King of Great Britain and Ireland, and King of Hanover) North, Frederick (2nd Earl of Guilford) Powys, Thomas (1st Baron of Lilford) Kerr, William John (5th Marquess of Lothian) Murray, David (Lord) Norfolk, Charles Howard (11th Duke Of) Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck (Duke) Queensbury, William Douglas (4th Duke Of) Wedderburn, Alexander (Lord Chancellor) Montagu, John (4th Earl of Sandwich) Sawbridge, John Sheridan, Richard Brinsley Warren, John Watson, Richard Wilson, Christopher Prince of Wales |
| Summary | Aquatint entitled 'The Comet' by James Sayers. The Prince of Wales is at the head of the Comet, notable characters of the time make up its tail. Published in London by Thomas Cornell. |
| Other number | F.81-39 - H Beard collection numbering |
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| Accession number | S.1797-2009 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2009 |
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