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H Beard Print Collection, by Unknown, 1

H Beard Print Collection

Unknown

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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 1 by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

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

About this work

This print shows a man's portrait. He's dressed in old-fashioned clothes. The portrait was made from a miniature and then engraved for a magazine. The man in the portrait is Mr. William Parsons. This print was published in a magazine, which is an interesting way it was shared. You can learn more about this type of print at the museum: Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

An oval-framed engraving portrays Mr. William Parsons in a half-length portrait, shown from the shoulders up with a rightward-facing orientation. The print was produced by Goldar after a miniature by Hayter and published by Bellamy & Robarts on 1 November 1789 for the *General Magazine & Impartial Review*. The impression is printed on paper and mounted on a cream card, part of the Harry Beard Collection.

Read the full account in the museum source.

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