H Beard Print Collection
31
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
31
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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H Beard Print Collection is a 31 by Macpherson, D., held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
In 1914, artist D. Macpherson made a print for an illustrated review. It shows the rolling set built for the first English staging of Parsifal at Covent Garden. The set stretched an eighth of a mile across the stage. Two long canvas strips rolled continuously to the stage music, mimicking a mountain journey. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum next.
An illustration documents the rolling set designed by Joseph Harker for the 1914 English premiere of *Parsifal* at Covent Garden, where painted canvas scenery mounted on rollers stretched nearly an eighth of a mile to depict the journey to Monsalvat. The moving backdrop, synchronized with the music, was published alongside two additional illustrated articles in an illustrated review. The artwork and accompanying photographs were reproduced to accompany the written account.
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