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H Beard Print Collection, by Charles Reuben Ryley, 10

H Beard Print Collection

Charles Reuben Ryley

10

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 10 by Charles Reuben Ryley, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Charles Reuben Ryley
When & what style?
10 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print shows a scene from *Cymbeline*, a Shakespeare play. The image features Imogen hiding in a cave. A short quote runs under the picture: “Good masters harm me not, there's money for my meat.” The artist, Ryley, made this print in 1786. It’s part of a bigger collection kept at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Look up the Romanticism movement next.

The story of this work

Overview

The print illustrates Imogen in a cave scene from *Cymbeline*, accompanied by the inscription "Good masters harm me not, there's money for my meat." Published by Isaac Taylor in 1786, the work is based on Charles Reuben Ryley’s design. The quote appears beneath the image.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Charles Reuben Ryley

Charles Ryley made prints in late-1700s England, when artists used fine lines and light shading to tell everyday stories.

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