H Beard Print Collection

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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H Beard Print Collection is a 9 by The Illustrated London News, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: The Illustrated London News
When & what style?: 9 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print shows a dramatic moment from a 19th-century opera. It’s a black-and-white news image, sharp and bold, meant to grab readers back in 1863. The scene comes from La Muette de Portici, a fiery opera about rebellion. The Illustrated London News turned the stage drama into a print people could clip and share. See real prints like this next at the Victoria and Albert Museum.