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Theatre design
Piper, John, born 1903 - died 1992 - Enlarge image
Theatre design
- Place of origin:
Britain (made)
- Date:
ca. 1951 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Piper, John, born 1903 - died 1992 (designer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Drawing in Indian ink, gouache and coloured chalks
- Museum number:
E.6-1952
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level D, case DT, shelf 38
Physical description
Design for a drop-curtain with a burning town in the distance. In the foreground are two knights, one approaching from the right on horseback. The drawing has been corrected on a separate sheet of paper attached to the original sheet.
Place of Origin
Britain (made)
Date
ca. 1951 (made)
Artist/maker
Piper, John, born 1903 - died 1992 (designer)
Materials and Techniques
Drawing in Indian ink, gouache and coloured chalks
Dimensions
Height: 34.3 cm, Width: 54 cm
Descriptive line
Design by John Piper for a drop-curtain for a production of Monteverdi’s opera Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, produced by the English Opera Group at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, 1951.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963.
Materials
Ink; Gouache; Chalk
Techniques
Drawing
Subjects depicted
Curtain; Knights; Stage
Categories
Designs; Theatre
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
