H Beard Print Collection
1750
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1750
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 1750 by James Lonsdale, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a staged portrait of a famous French actor from long ago. James Lonsdale made it in the late 1700s using tiny dots to build up shading and texture. The picture captures the actor playing Hamlet, dressed in heavy costume with a stiff, wide collar and draped cloak. It’s part of the Harry Beard Print Collection now at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Want to see more early theater prints? Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
