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H Beard Print Collection, by J.E. Collins

H Beard Print Collection

J.E. Collins

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Dominant colour

Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a work by J.E. Collins, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
J.E. Collins
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This is a print showing a woman named Miss Bateman in a role called Leah. Made by J.E. Collins, it’s a print—not a painting—so it’s flat and ink-based. The Victoria and Albert Museum calls it part of the Harry Beard Collection, meaning it once belonged to a theater buff. If prints like this interest you, look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

The print depicts Miss Bateman in the role of Leah from the Harry Beard Collection.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

J.E. Collins

J.E. Collins had a knack for sneaking humor into serious places, like a prankster who slipped jokes into the margins of Victorian etiquette manuals. He turned stiff, formal prints into playful scenes where ladies’ gowns…

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