H Beard Print Collection
1864
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1864
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 1864 by W. H. Mason, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print is a portrait of Charles Kean as Claude Melnotte. The subject is from a play, Lytton's Lady of Lyons, which suggests the print may have been created to promote the performance or commemorate the actor's role. This context adds an extra layer of interest to the work. You can learn more about the style and technique used in this print by looking into the movement of Realism.
A lithotint portrait depicts Charles Kean in the role of Claude Melnotte from Edward Bulwer-Lytton's play *The Lady of Lyons*, published by W. H. Mason in 1864.
Read the full account in the museum source.
You’ll find W. H. Mason tucked in the back of old theater programs, the guy who snapped photos of actors mid-scene when the lights hit just right. He wasn’t an actor—he was the quiet guy with the big camera, catching…
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