H Beard Print Collection
1772
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1772
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
H Beard Print Collection is a 1772 by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a man dressed as a soldier, wearing a colorful costume. He's Carlo Bertinazzi, a famous actor. He's playing a role called Arlequin Soldat. This print is one of many showing actors in different roles. The actor is shown in a detailed costume, which is interesting because it gives us a glimpse of what theater was like back then. The print was published by Robert Sayer in London. To learn more about this kind of print, look up the technique: chiaroscuro.
A full-length lithograph from 1772 depicts Carlo Bertinazzi, known as Le Carlin, in the role of Arlequin Soldat from the play *Arlequin, Soldat, Enfant &c'*. He is shown leaning to his left, pointing downward with a short staff in his right hand, wearing a harlequin costume, a masked face, and a rough wig with a thin plaited tail. The print is one of 26 theatrical lithographs, likely published by Robert Sayer in London.
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