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H Beard Print Collection, by G. Raffe, 1860

H Beard Print Collection

G. Raffe

1860

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 1860 by G. Raffe, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
G. Raffe
When & what style?
1860 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print shows a woman from the mid-1800s. It’s a flat, ink-on-paper image, not a painting. Made around 1860 by G. Raffe, it sits between Impressionism and Realism. The print lives at the Victoria and Albert Museum. It’s part of their H Beard Print Collection, labeled as Mrs. John Dickens. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more of their prints.

About the artist

Artist

G. Raffe

This guy G. Raffe probably spent his days inking plates with a magnifying glass, the way a watchmaker tinkers with gears. The prints he made feel like a 19th-century Instagram feed—tiny, punchy scenes of cats, circuses,…

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