H Beard Print Collection
29
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
29
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 29 by J. L. Marks, a Romanticism work, depicting Drinking, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a scene from a play. It’s titled *Deranged Intellect* and shows an actor, Edmund Kean, playing Richard III. The artist, J. L. Marks, made this a print in 1819. The funny part is how the artist mocked Kean’s short height. They put his chair on a block to make him look taller on stage. The museum holding this print is the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The print titled *Deranged Intellect* portrays Edmund Kean in the role of Richard III, seated at a table with five other figures, while satirizing his appearance in *Brutus*. It mocks Kean’s height by elevating his chair on a block. Published by S. W. Fores in 1819, the image critiques his performance choices.
Read the full account in the museum source.
These prints capture daily life in early 19th-century Britain with crisp lines and sharp wit.
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