H Beard Print Collection
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 1850 by Léon Nöel, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows Virginie Déjazet’s face in black and white ink. Léon Noël made it in the middle of the 1800s. Déjazet was a famous French actress when prints like this were popular. Prints like this were how people kept pictures of stars at home. They weren’t painted—they were pressed from metal plates. The lines give a clear, sharp look. Look up the museum that keeps this print: Victoria and Albert Museum.
