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View of the Amsterdam Schouwburg on the Keizersgracht in Amsterdam

anonymous · 1738 · 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 stage of the Amsterdam Schouwburg on the Keizersgracht. This city theater was designed by Jacob van Campen and was built on the site of the Dutch Academy of Samuel Coster (at the location of the current Keizersgracht 384). The opening was on 26 December 1637. In 1665 the building was extensively renovated and in 1772 it burned down. In the margin the title and a six-line verse in Dutch.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

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print boekillustratie theatre (building)

Credit lineToneel van de Amsterdamse Schouwburg aan de Keizersgracht te Amsterdam. 1738. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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