Hopwood & Crew

Hopwood & Crew were the 19th-century printmakers who turned London fog into comic gold. They sold cheap, punchy etchings on every street corner, think of their “Beard” prints as the memes of Victorian England. If you’ve ever seen one of their crowded cartoons tacked up in a pub, you already know their style: busy, sly, and packed with tiny jokes. Look up the H Beard Print Collection and you’ll spot the same joke you’d share today.