H Beard Print Collection
16
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
16
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
H Beard Print Collection is a 16 by Fred Pegram, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows scenes from a famous play on stage. It captures actors in costume, frozen mid-scene. The print is nearly 130 years old, dated May 16, 1896. The cast list reads like a who’s who of Victorian theater. It names Lionel Brough, Herbert Beerbohm Tree, and Lewis Waller. The print even notes Mrs Tree (Helen Maud Holt) playing a role. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see this print in person.
The print illustrates three scenes from Henry IV, Part One performed at the Haymarket Theatre, featuring actors such as Lionel Brough, Herbert Beerbohm Tree, and Lewis Waller. It was published in the Illustrated London News on May 16, 1896, with unrelated articles on the reverse side.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Fred Pegram made prints in the late 1800s, mostly dated between 1890 and 1898. The four works in this set all come from the H Beard Print Collection. They sit squarely in the printmaking tradition of the era, turning…
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