The Old Theatre. Covent Garden
Print
1815 (made)
1815 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Engraving depicting the auditorium of Covent Garden Theatre during a performance. In a stage set suggesting a prison, a young man and woman hold hands downstage, she turning away from him tearfully. Upstage (stage left) a man in a tricorne hat holds open a barred door. There is a pit orchestra. The scene is watched by an audience in the pit and the boxes, and the engraving shows architectural details, including proscenium doors.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Old Theatre. Covent Garden |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving |
| Brief description | Engraving depicting the interior with the stage and audience of the Covent Garden Theatre, London, 1815 |
| Physical description | Engraving depicting the auditorium of Covent Garden Theatre during a performance. In a stage set suggesting a prison, a young man and woman hold hands downstage, she turning away from him tearfully. Upstage (stage left) a man in a tricorne hat holds open a barred door. There is a pit orchestra. The scene is watched by an audience in the pit and the boxes, and the engraving shows architectural details, including proscenium doors. |
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| Credit line | Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996 |
| Bibliographic reference | Ashton, Geoffrey et al, Royal Opera House retrospective 1732-1982 : 250 years of actors, singers, dancers, managers and musicians of Covent Garden seen through the eyes of the artist. London : Royal Opera House, 1982
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.63-1997 |
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| Record created | October 20, 2009 |
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