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Covent Garden Theatre

Print
10/06/1824 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print of Covent Garden Theatre, drawn and engraved by Cruikshank, published by Sherwood Jones & Co., 1824.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCovent Garden Theatre (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving on paper
Brief description
Print of Covent Garden Theatre, drawn and engraved by Cruikshank, published by Sherwood Jones & Co., 1824
Physical description
The print features the Green Room of the Covent Garden Theatre. The prints depicts a group scene of Bernard Blackmantle reading his play. There are men and women in the centre holding scripts. Other men and women are in coversation in the background.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.5cm (approximately) (Note: Height measured is unmounted. Mounted height is 18.5cm.)
  • Width: 20.8cm (approximately) (Note: Width measured is unmounted. Mounted width is 23cm.)
Marks and inscriptions
'Bernard Blackmantle reading his Play in the Green Room of Covent Garden Theatre.'
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Summary
Print of Covent Garden Theatre, drawn and engraved by Cruikshank, published by Sherwood Jones & Co., 1824.
Collection
Accession number
S.1418-2015

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Record createdJuly 28, 2015
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