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Theatre with stage scenery: The Papered Room
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Theatre with stage scenery: The Papered Room

Jan Punt · 1736 - 1738 · 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 Wainscoted Room, featuring a scene from: The Swearer. 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 sets. Subject headings within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Fine Arts, Theatre, Schouwburg on the Keizersgracht (1637–1772).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSchouwburg met toneeldecor: De Behangen Kamer. 1736 - 1738. Jan Punt. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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