Miss Chester in the character of Beatrice, Alfred Edward Chalon, 1823

Portrait of eliza chester, in character as shakespeare's beatrice, in the play 'much ado about nothing'; whole length standing and bending forwards to right while glancing mishievously to left and pointing upwards with her left hand, wearing a dress decorated with tassels, the neckline fringed with a stiff ruff and a tiara with a long veil; in garden. 1823 lithograph on chine collé. Date: 1823. Dimensions: Height: 445 mm; Width: 306 mm (image). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Eliza Chester. Collection: British Museum. Miss Chester in the character of Beatrice (BM 1867,0112.138)