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H Beard Print Collection, by Edward Scriven, 11

H Beard Print Collection

Edward Scriven

11

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 11 by Edward Scriven, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Edward Scriven
When & what style?
11 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print shows a man in a dark coat with a white cravat. His face is sharp in profile. The artist copied a painting by Joshua Reynolds. The print is from 1814, but the original was made long before. Reynolds painted this man in 1788. The print lets more people see the look Reynolds captured. Check out prints by Scriven, Edward next.

The story of this work

Overview

A print depicting R. B. Sheridan, created by John Masey Wright and Edward Scriven after an original portrait by Joshua Reynolds.

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About the artist

Portrait of Edward Scriven
Artist

Edward Scriven

Edward Scriven (1775 – 23 August 1841) was an English engraver of portraits, in the stipple and chalk manner. Scriven was the pre-eminent engraver of his generation, with 210 portraits ascribed to him by the National Portrait Gallery.

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