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 The Graphic, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print is from the 19th century. It's a portrait of Henry Irving as Shylock. The print is a cutting from a newspaper, possibly The Graphic or The Illustrated London News, which is interesting because it shows how art was shared in newspapers back then. You can learn more about this kind of print at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The artwork is a wood engraving depicting Henry Irving in the role of Shylock from *The Merchant of Venice*, shown in a head and torso portrait framed by an oval with a decorative border. It appears to be a cutting from a 19th-century newspaper, likely *The Graphic* or *The Illustrated London News*. The print captures Irving’s portrayal of the character in a theatrical context.
Read the full account in the museum source.
These prints date from the 1880s and sit in the H Beard Print Collection. Each sheet captures a scene or figure in black ink on paper, typical of late-19th-century graphic work. You’ll find five of them here, dated…
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