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
Robert Smirke’s print shows a chubby man in a forest wearing a deer head. He’s Falstaff from Shakespeare’s *Merry Wives of Windsor*. Light hits his face through the antlers. It’s funny yet oddly sad. The buck’s head hides his face but not his silly grin. Falstaff’s usually drunk. Here he’s tricked into looking foolish. Look for the real print at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
