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H Beard Print Collection, by Charles John Smith, 1836

H Beard Print Collection

Charles John Smith

1836

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 1836 by Charles John Smith, a Romanticism work, depicting Letter, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Charles John Smith
When & what style?
1836 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This is a 1836 print by Charles John Smith. It shows a simple cottage in Haverstock Hill. Below the image is a real 1713 letter written by Sir Richard Steele to an unknown lord. The print was made from a drawing of Steele’s home done in 1804. Smith published it himself in 1836. Turn left after the gallery and look up the Romanticism movement.

The story of this work

Overview

A print from 1836 shows a cottage in Haverstock Hill, identified as the home of Sir Richard Steele, with a facsimile of a letter he wrote in 1713 to an unidentified lord positioned below the image.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

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