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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 28 by Robert Gill, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a man in a top hat and coat, pointing at a strange, glowing object in his hand. The man looks surprised. The glowing thing might be a new invention, like a light bulb. The print ran in a magazine called *Illustrated London News*. It’s a quick sketch, not meant to be fancy. But it captures a moment when people were amazed by science. Check out Robert Gill’s other prints at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A print by Robert Gill from the H Beard Collection depicts Mr. W.S. Woodin in three roles—Cubbins the Ostler, Lady Francis Foresight, and Hones the Skipper—from the 1861 Illustrated London News production of *A Cabinet of Curiosities*.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Major Robert Gill (1804–1879) was an army officer, antiquarian, painter and photographer in British India.
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