H Beard Print Collection
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 1850 by J. Rigo et Cie, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows an actress in a colorful costume from a ballet called *Le Diable à Quatre*. It was made in early 19th-century Paris by J. Rigo & Co. as part of a series called *Gallerie Dramatique*. The costume looks like it’s from a ballet staged at Théâtre de l’Opéra in 1845. Famous dancers like Carlotta Grisi wore it on stage. Want to see more? Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A full-length color lithograph depicts a woman in male attire, standing in a rural setting with arms crossed and weight shifted to the right. She wears a white jacket with red trim, white breeches with pale blue stripes, and thigh-high black boots adorned with small spurs. The print is titled *Costume Cracovien* and was produced in Paris by J. Rigo & Co. as part of the *Gallerie Dramatique* series linked to productions at the Théâtre de l'Opéra.
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This printmaker’s early-19th-century work collects the sort of everyday scenes and faces that crowded the streets and shop windows of the time, pressed onto paper the same way you’d make a flyer.
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