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H Beard Print Collection

Charles-Antoine Coypel

1750

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

18th Century Allegory

Dominant colour

H Beard Print Collection is a 1750 by Charles-Antoine Coypel, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Charles-Antoine Coypel
When & what style?: 1750
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print shows a fancy 18th-century room where a woman in a long dress kneels near a man in armor. He holds a helmet. A dog barks at their feet. It’s from a play called “Psiché.” The artist made prints from the painted stage designs for the show. People kept the prints long after the play ended. See how the light falls on the woman’s dress. It’s done with a technique called chiaroscuro. It makes shadows look deep and real. Look up Coypel, Charles-Antoine.