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Drury Lane Theatre

1808
Not on view
The first theater on this site opened in 1663 and burned in 1672, to be replaced by a structure probably designed by Sir Christopher Wren. The latter was demolished in 1791 and replaced an expanded and improved building designed by Henry Holland, its interior seen here. After opening in 1794 this structure, which was thought fireproof, survived only until 1809 when it too succumbed to flames, shortly after this print was published. A building designed by Benjamin Wyatt replaced it.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Drury Lane Theatre
  • Series/Portfolio: Microcosm of London, pl. 32
  • Artist: Designed and etched by Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
  • Artist: Designed and etched by Auguste Charles Pugin (British (born France), Paris 1768/69–1832 London)
  • Artist: Aquatint by John Bluck (British, 1791–1832)
  • Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (British, active 1794–1832)
  • Date: 1808
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching and aquatint
  • Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 9 3/4 × 12 1/16 in. (24.8 × 30.7 cm)
    Plate: 9 × 10 15/16 in. (22.8 × 27.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.1167-142
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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