Artwork
H Beard Print Collection
H Beard Print Collection is a print by the Romanticist artist T. Garner. It dates from 1824 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
This print presents a likeness of the English playwright William Shakespeare, rendered in the early nineteenth‑century printmaking tradition. The image is reproduced as a single sheet, intended for distribution among collectors and admirers of Shakespeare’s work. The composition follows conventional portrait conventions of the period, emphasizing the subject’s facial features and attire.
History & Provenance
The work was issued by the London printer John Bumpus in 1824, a time when Shakespeare’s cultural stature prompted a surge of printed commemoratives. Bumpus, known for producing affordable reproductions, likely marketed the portrait to a broad audience of literary enthusiasts. No further ownership records are documented beyond its original publication.
Artist & collection
Artist
English printmaker who engraved sporting scenes in the 1820s, carving foxes, horses and riders for hand-colored aquatints.
