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Theatre Design

late 1921 - first quarter 1922 (designed)
Artist/Maker
McCleery, Robert Charles (artist)
Place of origin
London (made)

Design for a theatre act-drop showing a Gobelin tapestry depicting Apollo and the Muses


Object details

Categories
Theatre
Designs
Tapestry
Drawings
Object type
Theatre design
Materials and techniques
watercolour
Watercolour
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
Robert Charles McCleery. Design for act-drop for the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, reopened March 1922
Physical description
Design for a theatre act-drop showing a Gobelin tapestry depicting Apollo and the Muses
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.25in
  • Width: 24.875in
Credit line
Given by the artist
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1926, London: Board of Education, 1927.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.495-1926

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O762505/theatre-design-mccleery-robert-charles/
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