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H Beard Print Collection

Macdonald & Co Maclure

1850

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Early 19th Century

Dominant colour

H Beard Print Collection is a 1850 by Macdonald & Co Maclure, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Macdonald & Co Maclure
When & what style?: 1850
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print shows a scene from a play. The play is an adaptation of The Vicar of Wakefield, and it was performed at the Lyceum Theatre in 1885. This performance was a revival of the play, which had first been performed at the Royal Court Theatre in 1878. You can learn more about this type of print at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

A print from the H Beard Collection depicts Henry Irving portraying Dr. Primrose and Ellen Terry as Olivia in W.G. Wills’s 1885 revival of The Vicar of Wakefield at the Lyceum Theatre.

Read the full account in the museum source.