H Beard Print Collection
1755
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1755
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
H Beard Print Collection is a 1755 by Peter Van Bleeck, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print is part of the H Beard Print Collection. It's a work by Peter Van Bleeck. The print depicts a scene from King Lear, specifically Mrs Cibber as Cordelia in Act III. This scene is based on a painting by Peter Van Bleeck, which was then translated into a print. To learn more about the style and technique used in this print, look up the movement: Romanticism.
A mezzotint print by Peter Van Bleeck depicts Mrs. Cibber portraying Cordelia in Act III of *King Lear*, based on a painting by the same artist; the print is mounted on fabric.
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Peter Van Bleeck never met a wig he didn’t sketch. The Dutch-born artist, who spent most of his life in London, made a living turning flamboyant 18th-century hairstyles into playful engravings that mocked vanity without…
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