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H Beard Print Collection, by The Illustrated London News, 1856

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Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 1856 by The Illustrated London News, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
The Illustrated London News
When & what style?
1856 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

The story of this work

Overview

The print shows the statue scene from Shakespeare’s *The Winter’s Tale* as staged at the Princess’s Theatre in 1856, reproduced from a press cutting in *The Illustrated London News*. It marks Ellen Terry’s first appearance on stage in that production.

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About the artist

Portrait of The Illustrated London News
Artist

The Illustrated London News

The Illustrated London News, founded by Herbert Ingram and first published on Saturday 14 May 1842, was the world's first illustrated weekly news magazine.

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