H Beard Print Collection
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 2 by W. H. Watts, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows an actor as Shylock from Shakespeare’s play. It’s a portrait in ink, made in 1814. The artist printed it in London, so it’s tied to that city and time. The picture shows a famous moment when Shylock asks for his “pound of flesh.” London publishers sold prints like this to theater fans. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum next.
A mezzotint portrait depicts Mr. Edmund Kean in the role of Shylock from *The Merchant of Venice*, published in London by R. Barnard. The print was produced by W. H. Watts as part of the H Beard Collection.
Read the full account in the museum source.
W. H. Watts made prints in early 19th-century England. One of the few works we know of is the H Beard Print Collection dated 2 May 1814. The print is part of a larger group of images preserved in that collection, but…
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