H Beard Print Collection
Engraving
25th November 1812 (published)
25th November 1812 (published)
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The third theatre on the site in Drury Lane was destroyed by fire on 24 February 1809. After an energetic fundraising campaign the fourth Drury Lane theatre, built to designs by Benjamin Wyatt, opened on 10 October 1812. This print was published a month later. The unnamed artist has emphasised the building's imposing frontage by exaggerating its size and showing it to be towering over the pedestrians and carriages. Wyatt's theatre is the one which stands in Drury Lane today
Object details
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| Title | H Beard Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand coloured etching |
| Brief description | Hand-coloured engraving showing the front view of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, published 25 November 1812 by James Whittle and Richard H. Laurie. Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Hand-coloured engraving showing the front view of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, with pedestrians and carriages in the foreground. |
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| Credit line | Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard |
| Summary | The third theatre on the site in Drury Lane was destroyed by fire on 24 February 1809. After an energetic fundraising campaign the fourth Drury Lane theatre, built to designs by Benjamin Wyatt, opened on 10 October 1812. This print was published a month later. The unnamed artist has emphasised the building's imposing frontage by exaggerating its size and showing it to be towering over the pedestrians and carriages. Wyatt's theatre is the one which stands in Drury Lane today |
| Other number | F.93-2a - H Beard collection numbering |
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| Accession number | S.40-2008 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2008 |
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