Not currently on display at the V&A

A Life of Pleasure

Theatre Design
1892 (designed), 1893 (produced)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Set design by Joseph Harker for A Life of Pleasure, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 1893.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA Life of Pleasure (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and pencil on card
Brief description
Set design by Joseph Harker for A Life of Pleasure, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 1893
Physical description
Watercolour and pencil design by Joseph Harker for A Life of Pleasure, depicting the lawn at Skindle's at Maidenhead with sloping banks and houseboat on the edge of the forest. The rendering has been painted in greys and sepias with details in black. The back of the rendering includes notes regarding details of scenic elements.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23cm (approximately)
  • Width: 29.3cm (approximately)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Summary
Set design by Joseph Harker for A Life of Pleasure, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 1893.
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
S.42-2015

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Record createdJune 9, 2015
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