H Beard Print Collection

H Beard Print Collection

James Sayers

1781

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

The print is titled H Beard Print Collection by James Sayers. It's from around 1781 and depicts a character from a play. The print shows Charles Bannister as Miss Polly Peachum in The Beggar's Opera, which is a interesting theater connection. You can learn more about this kind of art at the Victoria and Albert Museum or by looking into the movement: Romanticism.

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