The Green-Room of the Opera
Print
| Artist/Maker |
The Green Room at the Paris Opéra with female dancers practising, resting and preparing for performance, watched by gentlemen in 19th century street dress; in the centre a group of gentlemen pay court to one of the dancers. Titled below the print: "The Green-Room of the Opera." with translations in French and German. Engraving by R Staines after Eugène Lami.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Green-Room of the Opera |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving |
| Brief description | 'The Green-Room of the Opera' Engraving by R Staines after Eugène Lami. |
| Physical description | The Green Room at the Paris Opéra with female dancers practising, resting and preparing for performance, watched by gentlemen in 19th century street dress; in the centre a group of gentlemen pay court to one of the dancers. Titled below the print: "The Green-Room of the Opera." with translations in French and German. Engraving by R Staines after Eugène Lami. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | "Fanny Elsler" (Textual information; Reverse upper edge; Handwriting; Pencil; Unknown) |
| Credit line | Cyril W. Beaumont Bequest |
| Object history | The print was originally part of the London Archives of the Dance; the Archives never achieved an independent home and part of the collection was stored with Cyril Beaumont, where it became inextricably mixed with his own collection and came to the Museum as part of the Cyril Beaumont Bequest. |
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| Accession number | S.378-2000 |
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| Record created | January 31, 2001 |
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