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H Beard Print Collection, by Etienne Carjat, 1864

H Beard Print Collection

Etienne Carjat

1864

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 1864 by Etienne Carjat, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Etienne Carjat
When & what style?
1864 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

Etienne Carjat made this print in the 1860s. It’s a portrait, not a painting. The museum calls it part of the H Beard Print Collection. It shows Achille-Felix Montaubry dressed as a character from an 1831 opera called Zampa. The print first ran in a magazine called Le Boulevard after 1854. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more prints from this era.

The story of this work

Overview

The lithograph is a caricature portrait of Achille-Felix Montaubry in the role of Zampa, created by Étienne Carjat and printed in *Le Boulevard* after 1854.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Portrait of Etienne Carjat
Artist

Etienne Carjat

Étienne Carjat was a French journalist, caricaturist and photographer. He co-founded the magazine Le Diogène, and founded the review Le Boulevard. He is best known for his numerous portraits and caricatures of…

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