H Beard Print Collection
1881
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1881
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 1881 by H.G. Banks, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print by H.G. Banks from around 1881 mixes Impressionism and Realism. It was made for the cover of a song sheet called "Tain't Natural," written for a burlesque show. The print shows Arthur Roberts in costume, playing a role in Robinson Crusoe. The publisher was J.B. Cramer & Co. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum for more prints like this.
A print from 1881 by H.G. Banks serves as the cover for the song sheet of "Tain't Natural," composed by John Crook with lyrics by H.B. Farnie, featured in the burlesque production of *Robinson Crusoe*. The illustration portrays Arthur Roberts in character, and the sheet music was published by J.B. Cramer & Co.
Read the full account in the museum source.
H.G. Banks made prints in the 19th century, a time when presses spread images fast and wide. The two prints here come from the H Beard Print Collection—one from about 1881, the other just labeled “ca. 19th century.” If…
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