H Beard Print Collection
1740
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1740
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 1740 by Johnson, C., a Baroque work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
An etched print from 1740 portrays Mr. Mynheer Wybrand Lolkes, known for his miniature portraits from West Friesland, alongside his wife, Madame Lolkes, with a note that they had three children, all live births who were christened. Published by C. Johnson, the work is part of the Harry Beard Collection.
Read the full account in the museum source.
C. Johnson never signed a single print—maybe because she was too busy running a tavern by the Thames where artists swapped sketches for ale. She carved her scenes on beech blocks at night, inking the same thick lines…
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