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Theater with stage scenery: Hell
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Theater with stage scenery: Hell

Jan Punt · 1738 - 1772 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Theatrical performance in the Amsterdam Schouwburg on the Keizersgracht with the winged scenery Hell, featuring a scene from: The Ebb and Flow of the Amsterdam Schouwburg. The scenery printed from a separate plate within a new passe-partout showing the hall, orchestra pit, and the stage façade with columns and chandeliers. The title and a four-line verse also printed from a separate plate. Part of a later edition of the series of twelve theatrical scenery pieces. Subject category within the Atlas Amsterdam: Performances - Costers Academie 1617 - Schouwburg Keizersgracht 1638 b.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSchouwburg met toneeldecor: De Hel. 1738 - 1772. Jan Punt. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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