Olympic Theatre, Wych Street
Print
01/02/1831 (made)
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
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| Object type | |
| Title | Olympic 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. |
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| 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 created | October 20, 2009 |
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