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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 27 by The Illustrated London News, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows scenes from a popular opera at a major London theater in 1893. It’s a page from The Illustrated London News, a weekly paper packed with pictures and stories. Opera was a big deal in the 1800s. This print mixes two art styles—Impressionism and Realism—so the costumes and crowds feel lively yet true to life. Check out The Illustrated London News next.
The print shows multiple scenes from Ruggero Leoncavallo’s opera *I Pagliacci* as staged at Covent Garden Theatre, reproduced from an 1893 issue of *The Illustrated London News*; the reverse side contains unrelated articles.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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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