H Beard Print Collection
1809
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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Robert Ker, Sir Porter
Porter, Robert Ker, Sir (1803–1803) was an artist.
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 1809 by Robert Ker, Sir Porter, a Romanticism work, depicting St. Petersburg, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Sir Robert Ker Porter’s print shows a busy theater crowd in St. Petersburg. The Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre glows behind them. Women in bright dresses hold fans. Men in dark coats stand in groups. This is one of the few surviving images of the theater before it burned in 1811. Porter sketched it first, then turned it into this print. The scene feels alive, full of movement and light. Look for prints by Porter at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The print shows an exterior view of the Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre in St. Petersburg, also known as the Stone Theatre, surrounded by adjacent buildings.
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Porter, Robert Ker, Sir (1803–1803) was an artist.
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