H Beard Print Collection
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 4 by Henry Richter, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This 1799 print shows a lively scene from an old play. It’s a colour print meant to entertain London audiences back then. The print captures a funny moment in Act I of The Mayor of Garratt. You see Jerry Sneak catch Major Sturgeon with his wife. Next, check out prints by the same hand at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A colour stipple engraving by J. & H. Richter in London depicts Act I of the play The Mayor of Garratt, showing the scene titled "Jerry Sneak Discovering Major Sturgeon with His Wife."
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Henry Richter’s prints document everyday scenes and public life around 1800 London.
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