H Beard Print Collection
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This print shows actors in a famous play scene. Mrs. Siddons and Mr. Kemble pose as two lovers from an old tragedy. She wears a long, soft gown with a ribbon at her chest. He stands close, offering her a letter in his soldier’s uniform. The image comes from a 1785 engraving tied to Romanticism. It captures a moment from James Thomson’s drama Tancred and Sigismunda. Next, check out the Romanticism movement.
