H Beard Print Collection
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 1850 by William Charles, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a political caricature from 1803. It’s a sharp, funny take on Richard Brinsley Sheridan, a famous playwright and politician. The artist William Charles caught Sheridan on stage at Drury Lane. The print was published fast after that night. It shows how quick satire spread in early 19th-century London. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum for more prints by the same hand.
A hand-colored aquatint print by William Charles, titled *The Manager Upheld by his Dog*, depicts a caricature of Richard Brinsley Sheridan and was sketched at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on December 21, 1803. Published by William Charles, the print uses satirical imagery to portray Sheridan with the support of a dog.
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William Charles made colorful prints in the early 1800s, often poking fun at everyday life.
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