H Beard Print Collection

H Beard Print Collection

Hodgson & Graves

1836

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

The print shows a scene from Fidelio. It depicts Maria Malibran in the prison scene. The print was published by Hodgson & Graves in 1836, which is interesting because it shows how art was used to portray scenes from popular operas at that time. You can learn more about the style of this print by looking into the movement: Romanticism.

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