Artwork
H Beard Print Collection
H Beard Print Collection is a print by the Romanticist artist Isaac Robert Cruikshank. It is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
The H Beard Print Collection includes a satirical print titled 'Miss Foot-it, in the Kings Bench Battery, Peppering a Haineous Nincompoop'. Created in 1824, it is a commentary on a notable scandal of the time.
Subject & Meaning
The print satirises the broken engagement between actress Maria Foote and Joseph Hayne, with Foote having won £3000 in damages from Hayne.
History & Provenance
Published by J. Fairburn in 1824, the print is part of a collection related to H Beard, though the exact nature of this connection is not specified.
Artist & collection
Artist
Isaac Cruikshank (5 October 1764 – 1811) was a Scottish painter and caricaturist, known for his social and political satire.
