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H Beard Print Collection
H Beard Print Collection is a print by Carle Vernet. It is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
This print shows an actor dressed for a play. It’s a colored engraving, not a painting. The print was made in the 19th century.
It shows the costume worn by Edouard in the role of Constable. The print is part of a series from Martinet, Rue du Coq. It’s labeled number 303.
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Overview
The colored engraving depicts a man seated in a chair, dressed in a black coat trimmed with white fur, a ruff, and a hat, portraying the actor Edouard in the role of Constable for the play L'Exil de Rochester at the Théâtre de Vaudeville. Published by Martinet on Rue du Coq, this print is numbered 303 and is part of the Harry Beard Collection.
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Artist
Antoine Charles Horace Vernet, better known as Carle Vernet, was a French painter, the youngest child of painter Claude-Joseph Vernet and the father of painter Horace Vernet.
