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H Beard Print Collection, by G. Prosdocimi, 1843

H Beard Print Collection

G. Prosdocimi

1843

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 1843 by G. Prosdocimi, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
G. Prosdocimi
When & what style?
1843 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print shows a man named Gaetano Fiori. He sang bass and worked at a theater in Rovigo, Italy in the fall of 1843. The work is a print by G. Prosdocimi, made around the same time. Fiori was popular enough that admirers dedicated the print to him. It’s part of the Romanticism movement, which often featured strong emotions and individual personalities. If you like this, look up the artist: Prosdocimi, G.

The story of this work

Overview

This 1843 print by G. Prosdocimi depicts Gaetano Fiori, a lead bass singer at the Theatre in Rovigo, Italy, during that autumn. The portrait was created as a dedication by his admirers.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

G. Prosdocimi

G. Prosdocimi made prints in the 1840s, a moment when finely detailed images traveled faster than photographs. Their ca. 1843 H Beard Print Collection records machinery, trades, and city corners with crisp lines—steam…

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