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Theatre with Stage Decor: The Italian Street
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Theatre with Stage Decor: The Italian Street

Adolf van der Laan · 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 Italian Street, featuring a scene from The Pretended Advocate. The scenery is 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 are also printed from a separate plate. Part of a series of twelve stage sets.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSchouwburg met toneeldecor: De Italiaansche Straat. 1736 - 1738. Adolf van der Laan. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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