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H Beard Print Collection, by The Cranford Press, 1850

H Beard Print Collection

The Cranford Press

1850

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Dominant colour

Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 1850 by The Cranford Press, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
The Cranford Press
When & what style?
1850
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print shows Charles Dickens, made by a small press called The Cranford Press. It’s from the 1800s and sits in the Victoria and Albert Museum. The press often turned famous writers into affordable pictures for everyday readers. The Cranford Press was run by a woman named Blanche Roosevelt. She printed this portrait to sell to Dickens fans who wanted a keepsake. Next, visit the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

The print depicts Charles Dickens, issued by The Cranford Press around 1850.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

The Cranford Press

The Cranford Press made 19th-century prints you can hang on your wall. This anonymous print shop turned photographs and paintings into black-and-white images that fit in books and magazines. They left behind the “H…

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