H Beard Print Collection
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This print shows an actor on stage under the title Dozey in Past Ten O’Clock and a Rainy Night. Printed in 1825 by Hodgson & Co, it captures a moment from a popular play of the time. Joseph Shepherd Munden was a well-known comic actor. He often played characters who fell asleep at the wrong time. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.