Artwork

H Beard Print Collection

H Beard Print Collection, by Godfrey Kneller, 1706
H Beard Print Collection, by Godfrey Kneller, 1706

H Beard Print Collection is a print by the Baroque artist Godfrey Kneller. It dates from 1706 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

About this work

Overview

The H Beard Print Collection is a print featuring a portrait.

Subject & Meaning

The print depicts Nicola Cosimi, a figure shown with a violin, suggesting a connection to music.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Godfrey Kneller

Artist

Godfrey Kneller

Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1st Baronet was a German-born British painter. The leading portraitist in England during the late Stuart and early Georgian eras, he served as court painter to successive English and British…