H Beard Print Collection
1814
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1814
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This print shows a man in full stage gear, caught mid-scene. It’s a portrait from a play, printed in June 1814. G. & S. Robinson made it using Romanticism’s dramatic style. They chose a famous actor, Mr Kean, dressed as Shakespeare’s villain Richard III. The print lets us peek at 1810s theater culture. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum next.
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