H Beard Print Collection
20
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
20
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 20 by James Gillray, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting shows a man standing near a big fire. He's burning books and papers. The man is John Boydell, a publisher who tried to make a lot of money from Shakespeare's plays. This painting is funny because it makes fun of Boydell's big project. It didn't work out well for him. Check out the work of artist: Gillray, James.