H Beard Print Collection
1817
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1817
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This print pokes fun at two famous actors. It shows Edmund Kean and Junius Booth as they competed to play Richard III on London’s biggest stages. A silly three-headed jester rides a donkey behind them, laughing at their rivalry. Londoners in 1817 loved theater gossip, and this print sold it fast. It came out the same year the actors’ feud hit its peak. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more prints from this time.
