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View of the Theatre on the Leidseplein in Amsterdam
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View of the Theatre on the Leidseplein in Amsterdam

anonymous · 1774-10 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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View of the new Schouwburg on the Leidseplein in Amsterdam, inaugurated on 15 September 1774. To the left the Leidsepoort. This city theatre was built to replace the theatre on the Keizersgracht which burned down in 1772 and itself burned down in 1890. Numbered in the top right: In de Mercurius October 1774. Eerste Stuk Pag. 130. Subject headings within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Fine Arts, Theatre, Schouwburg on the Leidscheplein (since 1774).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineGezicht op de schouwburg aan het Leidseplein te Amsterdam. 1774-10. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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