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H Beard Print Collection, by Craven, 1850

H Beard Print Collection

Craven

1850

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 1850 by Craven, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Craven
When & what style?
1850
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print shows an actress named Nancy Storace on stage. She plays Donna Clara in a play called *The Duenna*. The print comes from a set called the H Beard Print Collection. Miss Craven made the print in the mid-1800s, but it shows a scene from 1790. S. Watts published it long before she copied it. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum next.

The story of this work

Overview

A print from 1790 by Miss Craven, published by S. Watts, depicts Nancy Storace in the role of Donna Clara in the opera *The Duenna*.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Craven

This artist made mid-19th-century prints featuring everyday scenes and faces. Their only work here, H Beard Print Collection, shows detailed costume and street-life studies in a straightforward documentary style. The…

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