Interior of the Old Vic

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Artist/Maker	Messel, Oliver Hilary Sambourne (painter)
Place of origin	Great Britain (painted)

Painted from the back of the dress circle looking towards the stage, view framed by two supporting pillars and the fringed edge to the balcony top. Light rays from either side directed at stage, batten of seven lights hanging in front of the proscenium arch. On stage right a column and base, interdeterminate urban scene framed by quantities of dark red drapery. Overall pinkish tonality.

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Category	Paintings
Object type	Painting
Title	Interior of the Old Vic
Materials and techniques	Oil on canvas Oil Paint Oil Painting
Brief description	Oil painting, Interior of the Old Vic, painted by Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel, 1938
Physical description	Painted from the back of the dress circle looking towards the stage, view framed by two supporting pillars and the fringed edge to the balcony top. Light rays from either side directed at stage, batten of seven lights hanging in front of the proscenium arch. On stage right a column and base, interdeterminate urban scene framed by quantities of dark red drapery. Overall pinkish tonality.
Dimensions	Height: 53.9cm Width: 76.4cm
Credit line	Given by the British Theatre Museum Association
Object history	This painting was presented to the British Theatre Museum Association by Cecil Madden in January 1963.
Subject depicted	Theatre
Bibliographic reference	Ashton, Geoffrey. Catalogue of Paintings at the Theatre Museum, London. ed. James Fowler, London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992. 224p. ill. ISBN 1851771026
Other number	1963/W/3 - BTMA accession number
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.85-1986

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Record created	June 7, 2007
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O136024/interior-of-the-old-vic-painting-messel-oliver-hilary/

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