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H Beard Print Collection, by J. & P. Knapton, 1746

H Beard Print Collection

J. & P. Knapton

1746

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 1746 by J. & P. Knapton, a Baroque work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
J. & P. Knapton
When & what style?
1746 · Baroque
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This is a print from 1746. Two London printers, J. & P. Knapton, made it. It shows Jane Seymour, Henry VIII’s third queen. The Knaptons were brothers who ran a busy print shop. They took turns printing books and portraits. This portrait of Jane Seymour came out in the mid-1700s. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more.

The story of this work

Overview

A print from 1746 depicts Jane Seymour, Queen of Henry VIII, in a three-quarter profile view showing her head and shoulders, produced in London by J. & P. Knapton.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

J. & P. Knapton

J. & P. Knapton made printed portraits and scenes in mid-1700s London, the kind you’d find in shop windows or gentlemen’s clubs. Their 1746 engraving in the H Beard Print Collection shows a finely dressed figure—maybe a…

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