H Beard Print Collection
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
4
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
H Beard Print Collection is a 4 by John Opie, a Romanticism work, depicting aeneas, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a stage actor in full costume. It’s a British Romantic print from 1807 by John Opie. He etched the actor’s portrait after a live performance. Small portrait sketches of the same face appear on the back. The actor played Aeneas, a Trojan hero in Virgil’s poem. Opie’s quick line work gives the print energy. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum online to see more prints like this.
