H Beard Print Collection

H Beard Print Collection

John Donowell

1950

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print shows a lively scene from Marybone Gardens. It’s called “A view of the orchestra with the band of music, the grand waltz & c.” A printmaker named John Donowell made it before the 1900s. It captures a band playing in an outdoor garden. People would have visited these gardens to enjoy music and dancing. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more prints like this.

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