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H Beard Print Collection, by Destouches, 1750

H Beard Print Collection

Destouches

1750

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 1750 by Destouches, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Destouches
When & what style?
1750
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print shows a woman in a soft pink dress with a tight black bodice and a full skirt. The outfit is fancy, with lace trim and matching ribbons in her hair. It’s a colored lithograph from around the late 1700s or early 1800s. The name “Camargo” appears on the print, though no date or actress is listed. It was made by the lithographers Destouches in Paris. Check out more prints by the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

A coloured lithograph by Destouches, Paris, depicts a full-length figure of a woman in a pale pink dress with a fitted black bodice and a voluminous polonaise-style skirt. Her hair is adorned with delicate lace and pale pink ribbons, matching the fabric of her apron, and the print is mounted on a cream backing. The work is labelled "Camargo" but does not name the actress or provide a date.

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About the artist

Artist

Destouches

Destouches is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:André Cardinal Destouches, French composer of Les élémens Franz Seraph von Destouches, German composer Louis-Camus Destouches, artillery officer and…

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