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H Beard Print Collection, by R. St. G.M., 16

H Beard Print Collection

R. St. G.M.

16

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Dominant colour

Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 16 by R. St. G.M., a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
R. St. G.M.
When & what style?
16 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

The print is titled H Beard Print Collection. It was made by R. St. G.M. in 1772. The Victoria and Albert Museum holds this print, which is part of a series called Artillery Duty, and it's a genre scene. This series has multiple prints, and this one is a portrait of an Old Macaroni Critic at a New Play. You can learn more about this kind of art by looking into Romanticism.

The story of this work

Overview

An etched print titled *Portrait of an Old Macaroni Critic at a New Play*, part of the series *Artillery Duty*, was published by M. Darby on 16 November 1772 and is held in the Harry Beard Collection.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

R. St. G.M.

This artist’s idea of a party? A drawn-up guest list of animals, gods, and the occasional horse in a wig. They carved their name into a single surviving print, a 1772 broadside packed with tiny, lively heads—more a…

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