Drury Lane Theatre

Rowlandson, Thomas (1756 or 1757-1827)

Pugin, Augustus Charles (ca. 1762-1832)

Bluck, J. (active 1791-1819)


Item type:
print
Date of creation:
1808
Height:
22.8 cm  (9 in.)
Width:
27.8 cm  (10 15/16 in.)
plate dimensions
Technique / Medium:
hand-colored aquatint

Additional titles

Series/Portfolio: Microcosm of London, pl. 32

    Item location

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
    [Museum inv. no.: 17.3.1167-142]In pencil on lower left: "The scene represents John Philip Kemble as Coriolanus"

Description

The first theater on this site opened in 1663, burned in 1672 and was replaced by one probably designed by Sir Christopher Wren. The latter was demolished in 1791 and replaced by Henry Holland's expanded and improved design, seen here. This opened in 1794 but survived only briefly. It was believed to be fireproof, but burned in 1809, a shortly after this print was published, and replaced by a building designed by Benjamin Wyatt.

People as subjects

Kemble, John Philip (1757-1823)

Iconclass

48A721
theatre (building)
48C85
theatre, theatrical performance

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

3809