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Drawing

16th March 1840 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sketches of the set from Romeo and Juliet as performed at Covent Garden on 16th March 1840, by H. Scharf.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
pencil sketch with pen and ink script
Brief description
Sketches of the set from Romeo and Juliet as performed at Covent Garden on 16th March 1840, by H. Scharf.
Physical description
Sketches in pencil of the set from Romeo and Juliet as performed at Covent Garden on 16th March 1840, by H. Scharf. The sets depictied are Act I, Scene 1, Juliet's Chambers, The Ballroom, Balcony Scene and the Last Scene. They are skeched on individual peieces of paper that have been glued to a larger page. The page has been mounted on sugar paper.
Dimensions
  • Total including mount height: 35.6cm
  • Total including mount width: 26.4cm
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Place depicted
Literary referenceRomeo and Juliet
Summary
Sketches of the set from Romeo and Juliet as performed at Covent Garden on 16th March 1840, by H. Scharf.
Other number
neg. P.1081
Collection
Accession number
S.37-1987

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Record createdFebruary 17, 2010
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