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H Beard Print Collection, by Miss Langham, 1

H Beard Print Collection

Miss Langham

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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 1 by Miss Langham, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Miss Langham
When & what style?
1 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

The print is titled H Beard Print Collection, created by Miss Langham on 1st February 1790. It's a print of Mrs Siddons in the title role of Jane Shore, published in London by S. Watts. This print is part of the Romanticism movement, which was known for emphasizing emotion and imagination. You can learn more about this style by exploring the movement: Romanticism.

The story of this work

Overview

A hand-coloured stipple engraving depicts Mrs Siddons in a full-length portrait as the title character in Jane Shore, published in London by S. Watts.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Miss Langham

This printmaker worked in late-18th-century London. One surviving sheet shows the city’s calendar customs—February 1st, 1790—captured in a small copperplate engraving. The print records a moment under a low sky, where…

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