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H Beard Print Collection, by Th. Guerin, 1850

H Beard Print Collection

Th. Guerin

1850

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 1850 by Th. Guerin, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Th. Guerin
When & what style?
1850
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

The print shows a full-length portrait of a man dressed as Pierrot. It’s a 19th-century print by Guerin, Th. The subject, Mr. Paul Legrande, posed as Pierrot at the Royal Adelphi Theatre in London. This image came from the Harry Beard Collection. It was published in London by W. Warsfold. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum for more theater prints.

The story of this work

Overview

A full-length portrait depicts Mr. Paul Legrande in the role of Pierrot at the Royal Adelphi Theatre, published in London by W. Warsfold as part of the H. Beard Print Collection.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Th. Guerin

Guerin liked to wander Paris with a sketchbook, scribbling shop signs and stray cats in the margins and calling it “homework.” One rainy afternoon he turned those quick lines into a full set of prints for a book called…

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