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Flying Trapeze

Theatre Design
1935 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour design for a theatrical set depicting an entrance to a Paris circus in 1860 for a production entitled 'The Flying Trapeze', produced by Erik Charell at the Alhambra Theatre, London, May 4th, 1935. Signed by the artist and inscribed with the title of the production.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFlying Trapeze (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour design
Brief description
Ernst Stern 'Flying Trapeze'. Set design depicting the entrance to a Paris circus in 1860, for 'The Flying Trapeze' at the Alhambra Theatre, London. Great Britain, 1935.
Physical description
Watercolour design for a theatrical set depicting an entrance to a Paris circus in 1860 for a production entitled 'The Flying Trapeze', produced by Erik Charell at the Alhambra Theatre, London, May 4th, 1935. Signed by the artist and inscribed with the title of the production.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13in
  • Width: 18.5in
Dimensions taken from the Victoria & Albert Museum Accessions register of 1937, in the Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings. London: Published under the Authority of The Board of Education, 1938.
Credit line
Given by the Artist
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1937, London: Board of Education, 1938.
Collection
Accession number
E.1211-1937

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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