H Beard Print Collection
1807
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1807
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 1807 by Thomas Tegg, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The print is titled H Beard Print Collection, created by Thomas Tegg in 1807. It's a genre scene, which is a type of art that shows everyday life. The context of this print is interesting because it refers to a campaign against French dancers in London, which caused a scandal due to their revealing dresses. You can learn more about this style by looking into the movement: Romanticism.
A hand-coloured print by Isaac Cruickshank titled *Durham Mustard too powerfull for Italian capers, or the opera in an uproar* depicts four female dancers on a stage facing an enraged bishop who steps across the footlights from the left. The image satirizes the Bishop of Durham’s 1798 speech in the House of Lords, in which he condemned the scandalous costumes and performances of French dancers at London’s King’s Theatre as a moral corruption of British youth. The cartoon references the controversy surrounding Charles-Louis Didelot’s 1796 ballets, which featured revealing attire and were…
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Thomas Tegg made hand-colored prints in early 19th-century London. His January 1807 print from the H Beard Collection shows a crowd scene with crisp outlines and soft watercolor tints. These affordable prints were sold…
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