H Beard Print Collection
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
H Beard Print Collection is a 1850 by F.H. Swoffer, depicting Sheet Music, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print pokes fun at Valentino Peveri, a singer of the day. The artist, F.H. Swoffer, turned his act into a funny picture. It’s a print from around the late 1800s or early 1900s. The joke hinges on how folks then loved sheet music covers. Caricatures like this one sold well right next to the tunes. Next time you’re at the Victoria and Albert Museum
F.H. Swoffer spent his mornings sketching dogs in the park, then spent his evenings carving their likenesses into woodblocks. He made over a thousand prints in his lifetime, and the ones from 1926 are the easiest to…
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