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Chaos is Come Again!

Publisher S. W. Fores British
February 4, 1791
Not on view
The interior of the Drury Lane Theatre, London collapses during a performance. The view is from the side of the pit with the stage and curtain at left. A gallery falls at right. A few months after this print was published the building designed by Robert Adam in 1776 was demolished and replaced by one designed by Henry Holland.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Chaos is Come Again!
  • Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
  • Publisher: S. W. Fores (London)
  • Date: February 4, 1791
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 13 5/16 × 17 3/16 in. (33.8 × 43.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.888-319
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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