H Beard Print Collection
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This print shows the stage and audience of the Académie Impériale de Musique. The artist used bold colors to set the scene inside the Paris opera house. The print captures the energy of a busy night at the theater. It’s one of many prints in the Victoria and Albert Museum’s H Beard Collection. The museum keeps this kind of colorful print to show 19th-century public life. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum next.