H Beard Print Collection
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
You see a print of a theater on fire, with people running around. The print shows a dramatic scene, with flames and smoke filling the air. It looks like it was made from a real event, which makes it interesting. The fire happened at the New Theatre in Amsterdam in 1772. To learn more about this kind of dramatic lighting, look up the technique: chiaroscuro.
