H Beard Print Collection
12
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
12
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
H Beard Print Collection is a 12 by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a woman in old-fashioned clothes, looking calm but strong. She’s dressed like a character from a Shakespeare play—Hypolita from *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*. The artist, Moses, drew her first, then Chapman turned it into a print. You’ll notice the fine lines. Prints like this were hand-carved into metal, then ink rolled over to copy the image. This one was made for a publisher named C. Cooke and sold in 1806. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more prints like this.
A portrait of Mrs. C. Kemble in the role of Hypolita was designed by Moses and engraved by Chapman, then printed by C. Cooke on 12 December 1806 for inclusion in the Harry Beard Collection.
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