H Beard Print Collection
Print
24th October 1791 (published)
24th October 1791 (published)
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Print entitled 'The devil to pay; - the wife metamorphos'd, or Neptune reposing, after fording the Jordan'. Satire on the actress Dorothea Jordan's association with the Duke of Clarence (later King William IV). Published in London by Hannah Humphrey.
Object details
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| Title | H Beard Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | hand coloured etching |
| Brief description | Print entitled 'The devil to pay; - the wife metamorphos'd, or Neptune reposing, after fording the Jordan'. Satire on the actress Dorothea Jordan's association with the Duke of Clarence (later King William IV). Published in London by Hannah Humphrey on 24th October 1791, Harry Beard Collection |
| Physical description | Hand coloured etching entitled 'The devil to pay; - the wife metamorphos'd, or Neptune reposing, after fording the Jordan'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '1. Jordan (Mrs Dorothea) the stage name of Miss Bland / daughter of an actress; played first in Dublin, the Yorkshire / + appeared at Drury Lane in "The Country Girl" in 1785 / 1762 - 1816.' (Written in pencil on back of print.) |
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| Summary | Print entitled 'The devil to pay; - the wife metamorphos'd, or Neptune reposing, after fording the Jordan'. Satire on the actress Dorothea Jordan's association with the Duke of Clarence (later King William IV). Published in London by Hannah Humphrey. |
| Other number | F.81-57 - H Beard collection numbering |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1813-2009 |
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| Record created | February 4, 2009 |
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