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 is an engraved print from 1804. It shows an actor named Master Betty playing a character in a play. The press turned ink onto paper to make the image. The actor’s stage name, “Master Betty,” hints at a young performer with a big reputation. The year 1804 lands right when Romanticism was heating up in art. Try looking up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
