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H Beard Print Collection, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall, 1800

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Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 1800 by John Jabez Edwin Mayall, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
John Jabez Edwin Mayall
When & what style?
1800 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print is from the H Beard Print Collection by John Jabez Edwin Mayall. It's interesting because it depicts a specific performance, possibly at the Lyceum Theatre. The print shows Miss Sarah Jane Woolgar as Rosalind in As You Like It. The print is part of the Romanticism movement, which you can learn more about at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

A full-length etched portrait depicts Miss Sarah Jane Woolgar in the role of Rosalind in *As You Like It*, likely performed at the Lyceum Theatre on December 22, 1856. The print was published by The London Printing and Publishing Company. The work is attributed to John Jabez Edwin Mayall.

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About the artist

Portrait of John Jabez Edwin Mayall
Artist

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

John Jabez Edwin Paisley Mayall was an English photographer who in 1860 took the first carte-de-visite photographs of Queen Victoria.

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