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H Beard Print Collection

H. Berthoud

1824

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Romanticism Early 19th Century

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H Beard Print Collection is a 1824 by H. Berthoud, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: H. Berthoud
When & what style?: 1824 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print shows a dream scene from the early 1800s. A demon plays violin beside a sleeping man in a cloudy bedroom. The caption explains how the famous Devil’s Sonata came from this dream. It’s a lithograph, not a painting, made with greasy ink on stone. The artist’s signature mixes with the date 1824. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

A black and white vignette lithograph depicts Giuseppe Tartini in bed while a demon seated on the covers plays a violin. The scene is framed by clouds to suggest the dream context of the title. Below the image, a caption recounts how Tartini composed the Devil's Sonata after experiencing the dream shown in the print. The print is signed "L. Boilly 1824" and was published by H. Berthoud in London.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

H. Berthoud

H. Berthoud made 19th-century prints, likely news sheets or popular illustrations of the day. Their two surviving prints in this set show scenes from London life in the 1820s—one dated 14 March 1822 and another from…

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