Artwork
H Beard Print Collection

H Beard Print Collection is a print by the Baroque artist E. Days. It dates from 1700 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
This print shows Sadler’s Wells, a London spot long tied to theater and water.
This print shows Sadler’s Wells, a London spot long tied to theater and water. It’s not a painting, but a print made between 1700 and 1900. The work is part of a whole collection kept at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The print fits the Baroque period, but we don’t know much beyond that. It’s one slice of a bigger set called the H Beard Print Collection.
Next time you’re in London, look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Overview
This print is part of the H Beard Print Collection, held at the Victoria and Albert Museum. It depicts a scene of Sadler's Wells, a London location historically associated with theater and water.
Subject & Meaning
The print shows Sadler's Wells, capturing a moment or aspect of this London site, which has a long history tied to both entertainment and water features.
Technique & Style
The work is a print, characteristic of the Baroque period, although its exact date within the 18th or 19th century remains unspecified. Its style is consistent with the ornate and detailed qualities often associated with Baroque art.
History & Provenance
The print is part of a larger collection, the H Beard Print Collection, now housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Artist & collection
Artist
E. Days’ prints hide in plain sight, tucked between centuries of book covers and shop signs like a visual joke you almost miss. They carved tiny, precise scenes—ink on paper, no bigger than a playing card—where a cat…











