H Beard Print Collection
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 1850 by F. Dupléssi-Bertaux, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print is from the Harry Beard Collection. It shows a scene from an 'Opéra Comique' play. The print is part of a series published by Martinet, and this example is labelled as number 65, which suggests it was created as part of a larger collection of similar works. You can learn more about this type of art by looking at the work of artist: Dupléssi-Bertaux, F.
This colored engraving depicts the actor Le Sage in character as Jacquinet-la-Treille from the Opéra Comique production *Une folie*, shown in full figure profile. He wears a loose red-brown suit with white gaiters, carries a stout walking stick and a white sack over his right shoulder, and holds a letter in his left hand. The print, engraved by F. Dupléssi-Berlaux, is part of a numbered series published by Martinet and includes a quoted line from the play beneath the image. It is held in the Harry Beard Collection.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Early 19th-century French hand-colored prints of costumes and customs fill F. Dupléssi-Bertaux’s albums. In the H Beard Print Collection you can page through finely etched soldiers, street vendors, and ballroom dancers…
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