H Beard Print Collection
1837
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1837
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 1837 by Edward Morton, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows John Thomas Mathews, a clown, in 1837. Edward Morton made it as a hand-colored engraving for J. Mitchell’s shop. The Romantic era loved bold, emotional portraits like this. Back then, clowns were new stars in British print culture. This one stands out because a real performer posed for the image. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more Romantic prints.
A print from 1837 by Edward Morton depicts John Thomas Mathews in the role of a clown, published by J. Mitchell.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Edward Morton kept a tiny printing press under his bed in Paris and ran off hand-colored lithographs at 2 a.m.
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