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H Beard Print Collection, by J. Hinton, 1690

H Beard Print Collection

J. Hinton

1690

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 1690 by J. Hinton, a Baroque work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
J. Hinton
When & what style?
1690 · Baroque
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This is an etched portrait made around 1690. It shows John Blow, an English composer and organist. The print belongs to the Beard collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum. The image comes from the late 1600s, when prints were a common way to share faces. Blow worked in London and wrote church music still heard today. Try looking up J. Hinton next.

The story of this work

Overview

An engraved portrait from around 1690 depicts John Blow, an English composer and organist, in the Harry Beard Collection.

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About the artist

Artist

J. Hinton

J. Hinton made prints in the Beard Collection, a group of 17th- and 18th-century engravings. Their two prints here, from around 1690 and 1800, show city scenes, ships, and everyday life in crisp black-and-white lines.…

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