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H Beard Print Collection, by Virtue & Co., 1900

H Beard Print Collection

Virtue & Co.

1900

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

H Beard Print Collection is a 1900 by Virtue & Co., held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Virtue & Co.
When & what style?
1900
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print captures a famous actor in a famous play. Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson played Romeo in *Romeo and Juliet*. Printed in London around 1900, it’s a portrait, not a painting. The image shows the actor’s stage role, not a real-life pose. It comes from a print collection at a big London museum. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

A photographic portrait depicts Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson in the role of Romeo from *Romeo and Juliet*, produced in London by Virtue & Co. around 1900.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Virtue & Co.

Virtue & Co. made late-19th-century prints in London, often crisp line engravings of everyday scenes. Their H Beard Print Collection (ca. 1900) collects folks at work and play in sharp black-and-white—think street…

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