Artwork
H Beard Print Collection
H Beard Print Collection is a print by the Baroque artist François Séraphin Delpech. It dates from 1600 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
The outfit includes a doublet, breeches, and hose, with a white shirt peeking out.
This is a 1600 print by Delpech, François Séraphin.
It shows a figure in all-black costume holding a lute-like stringed instrument.
The hand-colored lithograph copies a Comedie Italienne stage role from that year.
The outfit includes a doublet, breeches, and hose, with a white shirt peeking out.
A loose black cloak drapes over one shoulder.
The scene mixes fashion and theater for 17th-century Italy.
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Overview
This hand-colored lithograph is part of the H Beard Print Collection and depicts a figure from the Comedie Italienne, a theatrical tradition originating in 16th-century Italy.
Subject & Meaning
The print shows Joseph Tortoreti as Scaramouche, a character from the Comedie Italienne, dressed in a black outfit consisting of a doublet, breeches, and hose, with a white shirt visible at the collar and cuffs, and carrying a lute-like instrument.
Technique & Style
Created by François Séraphin Delpech, the lithograph is a reproduction of a 17th-century image, blending elements of fashion and theater from that era.
History & Provenance
The original image dates to around 1600, and the print is part of the Harry Beard Collection, now associated with the H Beard Print Collection.
Artist & collection
Artist
François-Séraphin Delpech (1778 – 25 April 1825) was a French artist and lithographer.
