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H Beard Print Collection, by Franciscus Sansom, 30

H Beard Print Collection

Franciscus Sansom

30

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 30 by Franciscus Sansom, a Romanticism work, depicting Washing, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Franciscus Sansom
When & what style?
30 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

The print is titled H Beard Print Collection, created by Franciscus Sansom in 1799. It's a print with a colour scene and text at the bottom. The scene is called 'The maidstone whitewasher' and includes caricatures of several people. It has a specific context that makes it interesting - the inclusion of caricatures of notable figures like Thomas Erskine and Charles James Fox. This adds a layer of meaning to the work. Check out the Romanticism movement to learn more.

The story of this work

Overview

The print depicts a colored scene titled *The Maidstone Whitewasher*, accompanied by text at the bottom. It features caricatures of Thomas Erskine, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Charles Howard Norfolk, Charles James Fox, Henry Grattan, and Arthur O’Connor.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Franciscus Sansom

A British printmaker active around 1799, Franciscus Sansom turned broadsheets into lively city snapshots.

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