Artwork
H Beard Print Collection

H Beard Print Collection is a print by C. Motte. It dates from 1850 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
The H Beard Print Collection is a print created by C. Motte, featuring a full-length portrait.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts Madame Pasta dressed as Romeo, a male character, highlighting the practice of female performers taking on male roles.
Technique & Style
The work is a print, a medium that allowed for the reproduction and dissemination of images.
History & Provenance
The print is part of the holdings at the Victoria and Albert Museum, a repository of a wide range of artistic and cultural artifacts.
Artist & collection
Artist
This 19th-century printmaker carved crisp lines into everyday scenes, filling broadsheets with trades in motion and city corners frozen in time.











