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 Mauron, a Baroque work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows an old story in a new style. It’s a scene of a woman walking a tightrope, printed around 1740. The artist used Baroque flair to set the mood—dramatic but controlled. The title tells us it’s “The Famous Dutch Woman.” Her name is Donna Thedesca. The print comes with a bit of danger and grace. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum next.
The print titled *The Famous Dutch Woman* by Mauron, dated 1740, depicts Donna Thedesca performing on a tightrope.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Mauron kept a tidy desk but left his prints scattered like gossip sheets. A Paris printmaker in the 1740s, he turned flea-market scraps into crisp etchings of brocade coats and laughing dogs. One of his prints shows a…
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