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Theatre with stage scenery: The new Hofportal
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Theatre with stage scenery: The new Hofportal

1736 - 1765 · etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

Stage performance in the Amsterdam Schouwburg on the Keizersgracht with the winged scenery The New Hall of State Portal with a scene from: Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy. The scenery printed from a separate plate within a passe-partout showing the hall, side boxes, orchestra pit, and the stage façade with columns, garlands, and chandeliers. The title and a four-line verse also printed from a separate plate. Part of a series of twelve stage scenery designs. Subject heading within the Amsterdam Atlas: Performances - Costers Academy 1617 - Schouwburg Keizersgracht 1638 b.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSchouwburg met toneeldecor: Het nieuwe Hofportaal. 1736 - 1765. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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