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Exterior of an Ale House, 1845

Theatre Design
1936 (made)
Artist/Maker
Ernst Stern (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Pencil and watercolour design for a cut scene, 'Exterior of an Ale House, 1845', in the revue 'Follow the Sun'. Signed by the artist and inscribed 'Dickens Scene'.


Object details

Categories
Theatre
Drawings
Dickens
Object type
Theatre design
Titles
  • Exterior of an Ale House, 1845 (assigned by artist)
  • Follow the Sun (series title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil and watercolour design
Paper
Watercolour
Drawing
Brief description
Ernst Stern. Exterior of an Ale House. Design for a cut-scene in Scene 10 of the revue 'Follow the Sun', at the Adelphi Theatre, London. Great Britain, 1936.
Physical description
Pencil and watercolour design for a cut scene, 'Exterior of an Ale House, 1845', in the revue 'Follow the Sun'. Signed by the artist and inscribed 'Dickens Scene'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.5in
  • Width: 19in
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
Costume
Theatre
Pubs
Drinking
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1937, London: Board of Education, 1938.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1206-1937

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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