Artwork
H Beard Print Collection
H Beard Print Collection is a print by Wigley. It dates from 1850 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. This print features a trio of men: Robert Lindlay, Signor Spagnoletti, and W.
About this work
This print shows three men—Robert Lindlay, Signor Spagnoletti, and W. Lindley—pressed into one sheet. Made in the 19th century, it’s a small ink-and-paper portrait, not a painting.
Prints like this were quick ways to share faces before cameras. One detail: it was published by Dickinson, a print shop that sold single-sheet portraits.
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Overview
This print features a trio of men: Robert Lindlay, Signor Spagnoletti, and W. Lindley. Created in the 19th century, it is a small-scale work on paper.
Subject & Meaning
The print is a portrait of three individuals, likely notable in their time, presented together on a single sheet. It serves as a visual record of their likenesses.
Technique & Style
Produced using ink on paper, this work exemplifies the printmaking technique of its era, allowing for mass production and dissemination of images.
History & Provenance
The print was published by Dickinson, a firm known for selling single-sheet portraits, indicating its origin in a commercial print shop.
Context
Prior to the advent of photography, prints like this one provided a rapid means of circulating portraits of notable figures.
Artist & collection
Artist
She kept a pet owl in her London studio and drew it mid-swoop, beak open, feathers like inked brushstrokes.
