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H Beard Print Collection, by Robert Smirke, 4

H Beard Print Collection

Robert Smirke

4

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 4 by Robert Smirke, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Robert Smirke
When & what style?
4 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print shows a scene from a play. It's from The Taming of the Shrew, a comedy by Shakespeare. The scene is Act I, Scene 1, and it was published just before the print was made. The detail in the print is interesting because it was made from an image of a real performance, giving us a glimpse of what theater was like back then, and to learn more, you can look up the work of artist: Smirke, Robert.

The story of this work

Overview

The print depicts Act I, Scene 1 of *The Taming of the Shrew*, part of the H Beard Print Collection by Robert Smirke, published on June 1, 1791 and held in the Harry Beard Collection.

Read the full account in the museum source.

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