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H Beard Print Collection, by Eastgate, 2

H Beard Print Collection

Eastgate

2

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Dominant colour

Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 2 by Eastgate, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Eastgate
When & what style?
2 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print shows a view of the Surrey Theatre in 1812. It’s part of a series by Eastgate. The Romanticism style often highlights drama in city life. The museum says it’s probably print number 141 from the full set. Small touches like that can tell us how these prints were sold and shared. Look up more prints by the artist Eastgate next.

The story of this work

Overview

A print depicts the exterior of the Surrey Theatre in Southwark, likely the 141st in a numbered series.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Eastgate

This artist made printed images in late 18th- and early 19th-century Britain, turning out two works that still survive in the H Beard Print Collection: one dated around 1782 and another on 2 March 1812.

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