Artwork
H Beard Print Collection
H Beard Print Collection is a print by Jean Berlin. It dates from 1750 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. A 1700s print depicting a costume design, created using simple ink on paper.
About this work
Overview
A 1700s print depicting a costume design, created using simple ink on paper.
Subject & Meaning
The print shows a costume sketch for a stage production titled 'Triomphe de l'Amour', likely a ballet or play themed around the triumph of love.
Technique & Style
The design is executed in ink on paper, characteristic of the straightforward and unadorned style typical of many costume designs from the period.
History & Provenance
Only a few prints from this collection are known to exist, making this a rare example.
Context
The print is part of a larger body of work by designers such as Jean Berain, whose theater designs can be found in institutions like the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Artist & collection
Artist
Jean Berlin turned line into gossip. She spent afternoons in London print shops, swapping copper plates with the same bored urgency a barista hands over flat whites, always pausing to tweak a curl on a wig or add a mole…
H Beard Print Collection
H Beard Print Collection
H Beard Print Collection
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H Beard Print Collection
H Beard Print Collection
H Beard Print Collection
H Beard Print Collection
H Beard Print Collection