H Beard Print Collection
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This print is an 1879 portrait by Theobald Chartran. It shows composer Charles Gounod. It’s a print, not a painting—so it’s flat, crisp, and made for mass distribution. It comes from a series called “Men of the Day” that Vanity Fair published in the 1870s. Each issue featured a different public figure in a bold caricature style. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum for more prints from the Harry Beard Collection.
