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H Beard Print Collection, by Richard Dighton, 1821

H Beard Print Collection

Richard Dighton

1821

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 1821 by Richard Dighton, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Richard Dighton
When & what style?
1821 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This is a print from 1821. It shows a person called Miss Wilson as a character named Mandane from a play called Artaxerxes. The artist used etching, then colored it by hand. The print was published by T. Maclean in Haymarket. It sits in the Victoria and Albert Museum today. If you like this, check out prints by Dighton, Richard.

The story of this work

Overview

A hand-colored etching by Richard Dighton from 1821 depicts Miss Wilson in the role of Mandane in the play *Artaxerxes*, published by T. Maclean in Haymarket. The print belongs to the Harry Beard Collection.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Richard Dighton

Richard Dighton spent his life sketching London street life on the spot, cigarette behind his ear and sketchbook in hand.

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