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H Beard Print Collection
H Beard Print Collection is a print by George Greatbach. It dates from 1850 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. A full length etching of Act 3, Scene 2 of The Tempestin which Stephano is being played by Mr.
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Younge, in an ill-fitting Elizabethan-style doublet and hose that gapes open at the waist and chest, revealing a linen shirt beneath.
A full-length etching of Act 3, Scene 2 from The Tempest depicts Stephano, played by Mr. A. Younge, in an ill-fitting Elizabethan-style doublet and hose that gapes open at the waist and chest, revealing a linen shirt beneath. Trinculo, portrayed by Mr. H. Nye, wears a parti-colored jester’s tunic with false, tassel-trimmed oversleeves and matching tights. The two characters stand centrally within a surreal island setting.
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George Greatbach made mid-19th-century prints, a time when finely detailed reproductive engravings kept art alive in books and on walls.
