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H Beard Print Collection, by S. Harding, 1

H Beard Print Collection

S. Harding

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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 1 by S. Harding, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
S. Harding
When & what style?
1 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print shows a man dressed for a stage role, looking proud and serious. It’s a portrait from 1788, made as a print in London. The artist, S. Harding, used Romanticism style. It’s part of a set called the H Beard Print Collection. The museum says it shows Mr. Francis G. Waldron acting as Sir Christopher Hatton. You might like to look up the Victoria and Albert Museum next.

The story of this work

Overview

This stipple portrait depicts Mr. Francis G. Waldron in the role of Sir Christopher Hatton from the play *The Critic*. Published in London by E. Harding, the print was produced by S. Harding as part of the H Beard Print Collection. The image captures Waldron in character, rendered through the stipple engraving technique.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

S. Harding

Printmaker active in the late 1700s, Harding produced everyday scenes that were sold in London shops and later bound into the H Beard Print Collection.

See the richer artist page

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