Artwork
H Beard Print Collection
H Beard Print Collection is a print by the Romanticist artist James Lunford. It dates from 2 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Head and torso image of Mr.
About this work
This print shows a man in a costume. He looks like a character from a famous play. The date on the work is 2 May 1814.
The print belongs to a collection called the Harry Beard Print Collection. The Victoria and Albert Museum says it shows Mr. Rae as Hamlet. Romanticism was the style of the time.
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Overview
An engraving from the Harry Beard Collection depicts Mr. Rae in the role of Hamlet, showing the character's head and torso.
Artist & collection
Artist
This printmaker left behind one dated sheet from 1814. In “H Beard Print Collection” you’ll find crisp lines and orderly rows of small heads—fashions, trades, or types—each labeled beneath like a catalog of early…
