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H Beard Print Collection, by R. E. Pine, 1771

H Beard Print Collection

R. E. Pine

1771

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 1771 by R. E. Pine, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
R. E. Pine
When & what style?
1771 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print captures a stage scene from 1771. It shows an actor playing Posthumous, a character from Shakespeare’s Cymbeline. The work is by R. E. Pine and fits the Romantic style. The image is part of a larger print collection held at the Victoria and Albert Museum. It’s a full-length portrait meant to look like a character stepping off the stage. If you like Romantic prints, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum’s theater collection.

The story of this work

Overview

A full-length portrait depicts Mr. Reddish portraying the character Posthumous in Act Five, Scene Last of *Cymbeline*.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

R. E. Pine

This 18th-century printmaker made two engravings in the H Beard Print Collection—one from 1765, the other from 1771—showing scenes of British life and customs.

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