1786 (made)
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Engraving showing a theatre set of a castle with a moat, centre, crossed by a bridge at rear. To right, a figure is imprisoned in an enclosed area beneath the castle walls. To left, on the other side of the moat, is a figure with a lute, looking over a crenellated wall.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving |
| Brief description | Engraving depicting John Philip Kemble and Dorothy Jordon in Richard Coeur de Lion, Act II, Scene 1, at Drury Lane Theatre, London, 1786 |
| Physical description | Engraving showing a theatre set of a castle with a moat, centre, crossed by a bridge at rear. To right, a figure is imprisoned in an enclosed area beneath the castle walls. To left, on the other side of the moat, is a figure with a lute, looking over a crenellated wall. |
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| Credit line | Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996 |
| Object history | Associated production: Richard Coeur de Lion. Drama by John Burgoyne. 1786 Drury Lane Theatre, London. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Fox, Celina (ed.), London - World City, 1800-1840, New Haven : Yale University Presss, 1992
no. 289 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.108-1997 |
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| Record created | October 20, 2009 |
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