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H Beard Print Collection, by Matthew William Peters, 1

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Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 1 by Matthew William Peters, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Matthew William Peters
When & what style?
1 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

The story of this work

Overview

A half-length portrait shows Anne Brown posed as Clara, a character from Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s play *The Duenna*.

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About the artist

Portrait of Matthew William Peters
Artist

Matthew William Peters

Matthew William Peters was an English portrait and genre painter who later became an Anglican clergyman and chaplain to George IV. He became known as "William" when he started signing his works as "W. Peters".

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