Not on display

Olympic Theatre, Wych Street

Print
01/02/1831 (made)
Artist/Maker

Coloured engraving showing the Olympic Theatre in Wych Street. Street scene, the theatre with slender white pillars at ground level and five curtained windows above. Across the front of the building on a yellow background, the words 'Royal Olympic Theatre' with 'Gallery' to left and 'Pit' to right. A group of people stand outside and read a playbill posted on railings between the pillars while others queue at the gallery entrance.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleOlympic Theatre, Wych Street
Materials and techniques
Engraving, coloured
Brief description
Coloured engraving depicting the Olympic Theatre in Wych Street, London, 1831
Physical description
Coloured engraving showing the Olympic Theatre in Wych Street. Street scene, the theatre with slender white pillars at ground level and five curtained windows above. Across the front of the building on a yellow background, the words 'Royal Olympic Theatre' with 'Gallery' to left and 'Pit' to right. A group of people stand outside and read a playbill posted on railings between the pillars while others queue at the gallery entrance.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 12.9cm
  • Sheet width: 20.2cm
Credit line
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996
Object history
In 1990s, the total value for group of images S.239 and S.304 to 321-1997 was given as £50.
Production
Temple of the Muses, Finsbury Square
Collection
Accession number
S.309-1997

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Record createdOctober 20, 2009
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