Beggar's Opera, Act III. 'When my hero in Court appears, &c."
Print
1790 (made)
1790 (made)
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General Description: Beggar's Opera, Act III. 'When my hero in Court appears, &c.' (R.71, 4th state). British. Lettered with title and Painted by Wm. Hogarth./ Engraved by Wm. Blake./ Publish'd July 1st. 1790 by J. & J. Boydell, Cheapside. & at the Shakspeare Gallery Pall Mall London./ From the Original Picture, in the Collection of his Grace the Duke of Leeds./ Size of the picture 24.I. by 30.I.long. Inscribed in pencil with identifications of the actors, actresses and some of the audience and As originally played in 1727 at Lincolns Inn Fields.
Object details
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| Title | Beggar's Opera, Act III. 'When my hero in Court appears, &c." |
| Materials and techniques | Etching and engraving |
| Brief description | Print by William Hogarth. 'The Beggar's Opera' |
| Physical description | General Description: Beggar's Opera, Act III. 'When my hero in Court appears, &c.' (R.71, 4th state). British. Lettered with title and Painted by Wm. Hogarth./ Engraved by Wm. Blake./ Publish'd July 1st. 1790 by J. & J. Boydell, Cheapside. & at the Shakspeare Gallery Pall Mall London./ From the Original Picture, in the Collection of his Grace the Duke of Leeds./ Size of the picture 24.I. by 30.I.long. Inscribed in pencil with identifications of the actors, actresses and some of the audience and As originally played in 1727 at Lincolns Inn Fields. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Frank A. Gibson |
| Object history | Notes: The identifications inscribed in pencil on this print correspond to those on a printed key to this image dated 1790, an impression of which is also in the collection, E.559A-1976 |
| Bibliographic reference | R.=RUSSELL, A.G.B. The Engravings of William Blake, London, 1912 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1274-1990 |
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| Record created | February 18, 2009 |
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