H Beard Print Collection
1750
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1750
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 1750 by Giuseppi Grisoni, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print is part of the H Beard Print Collection. It's a work by Giuseppi Grisoni from the late 18th century. The print depicts a portrait of Mr Cibber as Lord Foppington in Vanburgh's The Relapse. This tells us that the print is related to theater, specifically a character from a play. To learn more about the style and methods used in this print, look up the technique of sfumato.
A full-length mezzotint portrait depicts Mr Cibber in the role of Lord Foppington from Vanburgh's play The Relapse.
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Giuseppe Grisoni worked as a court painter in Florence but spent years in London, where he split his time between grand parties and printmaking in a cluttered attic.
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