Artwork

H Beard Print Collection

H Beard Print Collection, by Henry William Pickersgill, 1813
H Beard Print Collection, by Henry William Pickersgill, 1813

H Beard Print Collection is a print by the Romanticist artist Henry William Pickersgill. It dates from 1813 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 subject of the print is Miss S. Booth, an actress associated with the Theatre Royal Covent Garden.

Artist & collection

Artist

Henry William Pickersgill

Henry William Pickersgill spent his life painting heads—real, recognizable faces, not the usual grand mythologies.