H Beard Print Collection
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This print shows Beethoven in 1818. It’s a 19th-century portrait, so the lines are crisp and the shadows bold. The Photographic Society in Berlin published it, which was unusual for its time. The Berlin group pushed to document artists and thinkers through prints like this. They wanted clear images that traveled well beyond the studio. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum next.
