H Beard Print Collection
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
21
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 21 by Spy, a Impressionism work, depicting cummerbund, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows George Grossmith, a performer famous for playing comic roles in Gilbert and Sullivan’s operas. It’s part of Vanity Fair’s “Men of the Day” series, where the magazine sketched public figures each week. Spy made this portrait in 1888, capturing Grossmith in costume. Grossmith’s stage career included hits like H.M.S. Pinafore and The Pirates of Penzance. Look up the artist Spy to see more prints from this series.
