Artwork
H Beard Print Collection
H Beard Print Collection is a print by the Romanticist artist Thomas RA Stothard. It dates from 7 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
This print is part of the H Beard Print Collection, a compilation of artworks. It is a colour image derived from a scene in John Milton's Masque Comus.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts 'The Brothers driving off Comus and his Spirits', a scene from Milton's Comus, illustrating a pivotal moment in the narrative.
History & Provenance
The print was published in London on 7 February 1815 and is associated with the Harry Beard Collection, indicating its provenance and historical context.
Artist & collection
Artist
Thomas Stothard painted scenes in watercolor and print, working in England during the late 1700s and early 1800s.
Nature and Genius Introducing Garrick to the Temple of Shakespeare
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Scene from Macbeth, Act IV., Scene I.
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Satan Starts from the Touch of Ithuriel's Spear
H Beard Print Collection
Scene from Hamlet, Act I., Scene IV.
Martyrdom of St. Peter the Dominican
Cephise and her Lover discover the sleeping Cupid in the Woods of Idalia
Daughter of Herodias
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The Death of Dido