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H Beard Print Collection, by W. Derby, 14

H Beard Print Collection

W. Derby

14

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Dominant colour

Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 14 by W. Derby, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
W. Derby
When & what style?
14 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

The story of this work

Overview

The print depicts a portrait of George William Frederick III.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

W. Derby

This guy was obsessed with beards. Like, every face he drew sprouted one—thick, wiry, comically overgrown. He cranked out prints so fast they feel like snapshots from a 19th-century tabloid. The fact that his most…

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