H Beard Print Collection

1850

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Early 19th Century

Dominant colour

H Beard Print Collection is a 1850 by Augustus Leopold Egg, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Augustus Leopold Egg
When & what style?: 1850 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

The story of this work

Overview

A print from 1850 by Augustus Leopold Egg depicts Charles Dickens in the role of Sir Charles Coldstream in the work *Used Up*. The sheet includes an additional page that unfolds to provide further information.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Augustus Leopold Egg

Augustus Leopold Egg RA was a British Victorian artist, and member of The Clique best known for his modern triptych Past and Present (1858), which depicts the breakup of a middle-class Victorian family.

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