Artwork
H Beard Print Collection
H Beard Print Collection is a print by the Baroque artist Unknown. It dates from 1740 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 and features a portrait of Mr. Mynheer Wybrand Lolkes and his wife.
Subject & Meaning
The portrait is one of a series known as Men in Miniature, suggesting a focus on intimate, detailed representations of individuals.
Technique & Style
The print is an etching, created by scratching a design into a metal plate, and exhibits a high level of detail, with contrasts of light and dark reminiscent of chiaroscuro.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
Les Mystères de l'amour: No. 1
Prostitute Soliciting a Fat, Ugly Man, Folio 49 (recto)
H Beard Print Collection
H Beard Print Collection
Vous êtes toujours galant! ...
Louis-Philippe, Duc d'Orléans, and His Son, Louis-Phillipe Joseph, Duc de Chartres
La jarretière
Comment se termine ... une conversation conugale
H Beard Print Collection
H Beard Print Collection