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H Beard Print Collection, by Robert Dighton, 6

H Beard Print Collection

Robert Dighton

6

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 6 by Robert Dighton, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

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

About this work

This print shows a stage scene from an old play. Two men stand full-length in costume. One plays Mr. Sable, the other Lord Brumpton. The date is right on the page: 6th February 1777. The museum calls it part of the H Beard Print Collection. It sits at the Victoria and Albert Museum now. Look up the artist next: Dighton, Robert.

The story of this work

Overview

A full-length portrait depicts Mr Quick in the role of Mr Sable and Mr Clark as Lord Brumpton during Act II, Scene 2 of the play *The Funeral*.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Portrait of Robert Dighton
Artist

Robert Dighton

Robert Dighton (c.1752 – 1814) was an English portrait painter, printmaker, and caricaturist. He was the founder of a dynasty of artists who followed in his footsteps.

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