William Holbrook Beard

The authorities additionally record the headings W. H. Beard and William H. Beard.

He was the child of Capt. James Beard and Harriet Beard. One child is recorded: Wolcott LeCléar Beard.

Work by William Holbrook Beard is held by Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Brandywine Museum of Art.

27 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Their recorded dates run from 1850 to 1893.

The Lost Balloon, dated 1882, held by Smithsonian American Art Museum, inventory 1982.41.1. The Runaway Match, dated 1877, held by Smithsonian American Art Museum, inventory 1977.55. The Wreckers, dated 1874, held by Museum of Fine Arts Boston, inventory 1979.286. His Majesty Receives, dated 1885, held by Q1117704, inventory 76.13. Santa Claus, dated 1862, held by Q2148186, inventory 42.265. And The Sky Was Full of Forms, dated 1893, held by Q2148186, inventory 1986.183.2. Teddy's Christmas Greeting, dated 1890, held by Q2148186, inventory 63.057. Genius, dated 1865, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.2926. Owl, dated 1889, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.2927. Bear Stung by Bees, dated 1865, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.2925. The March of Silenus, dated 1862, held by Buffalo AKG Art Museum, inventory 1874:2. The Discovery of Adam, dated 1891, held by Toledo Museum of Art, inventory 2004.82. Five Bears, dated 1869, held by Brandywine Museum of Art, inventory 2016.11.1. School Rules, dated 1887, held by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, inventory promised_gift_187_school-rules. Power of Death, dated 1889, held by Fogg Museum, inventory 2002.65. The Bear Dance, dated 1870, held by New York Historical, inventory 1942.108. The Bulls and Bears in the Market, dated 1879, held by New York Historical, inventory 1971.104. For What Was I Created?, dated 1886, held by Brooklyn Museum, inventory 49.4. Phantom Crane, dated 1891. In the Forest, dated 1856, held by Brooklyn Museum, inventory 71.18. Self-Portrait in the Studio, dated 1860, held by New York Historical. Deer on the Prairie, dated 1884, held by Buffalo Bill Center of the West, inventory 4.84. Lightning Struck a Flock of Witches, dated 1850, held by Smithsonian American Art Museum, inventory 2020.20.12. Action in Art. Clam Chowder Picnic (from McGuire Scrapbook), graphite on off-white wove paper, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 26.216.72. I Told You So!, dated 1860, hand-colored lithograph, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 63.550.504. "Here Beneath Bewitched Bonnets, Sparkle Eyes to Kindle Sonnets, With the Crowd Whose Footsteps Daily, Wear the Sidewalks of Broadway," design for "The Cosmopolitan, Monthly Illustrated Magazine," vol. XIV, dated 1892, pen and ink, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 54.90.139.

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 11 named public collections.

Smithsonian American Art Museum: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q2148186: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q214867: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. drawings in the National Gallery of Art: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. New York Historical: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Brooklyn Museum: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Fine Arts Boston: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q1117704: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Buffalo AKG Art Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Toledo Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Beard, William Holbrook, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. 3 William Holbrook Beard Burlesques the Monster Museum, Playing It Straight, 2012. Party Animals: Thomas Nast, William Holbrook Beard, and the Bears of Wall Street, American Art Journal, 1999. Beard, William (1772–1868), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. Beard, William (1772–1868), tourist guide and collector of bones, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004.

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

In the Forest (1856) — Internet Archive. For What Was I Created? (1886) — Internet Archive.

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

William Holbrook Beard studied at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait, genre and singerie.

Work by William Holbrook Beard is recorded in the collections of Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Brandywine Museum of Art and Smithsonian American Art Museum.