H Beard Print Collection
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This print shows Ariel, the playful spirit from Shakespeare’s *The Tempest*. Edmond Thomas Parris made it in the 19th century using printmaking. It was published by Smith, Elder and Company, a well-known London firm that printed books and images. That’s how Ariel left the stage and landed on paper. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more prints by Parris.
