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H Beard Print Collection, by William Flaxman, 19

H Beard Print Collection

William Flaxman

19

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 19 by William Flaxman, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
William Flaxman
When & what style?
19 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

The story of this work

Overview

A 1783 print by William Flaxman shows Falstaff and Doll Tearsheet in Act II, Scene IV of Henry IV, Part Two, with a quotation from the scene beneath the image.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

William Flaxman

William Flaxman kept his head down and his lines tight. Every curve of a body or fold of cloth looks like it was measured twice, then drawn once. His prints feel like blueprints—useful, spare, no wasted flourish. You’ll…

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