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H Beard Print Collection, by Unknown, 20

H Beard Print Collection

Unknown

20

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 20 by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Unknown
When & what style?
20 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print shows a scene with people and horses near an entrance. The scene is detailed, with many figures. It's interesting because it was published on a specific date, June 20, 1781. It was made using a technique called sfumato, but in this case, the print is a sepia aquatint, which is a way of creating images with a brown color, and to learn more about this, you can look into the technique of sfumato.

The story of this work

Overview

An aquatint print in sepia tone depicts the Six Guineas Entrance alongside the scene titled A Guinea a Lesson, framed within a circular composition set against a square border, published on June 20, 1781.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

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