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Stage curtain of the theatre on the Leidseplein in Amsterdam, 1775
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Stage curtain of the theatre on the Leidseplein in Amsterdam, 1775

1775 · etching; paper

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

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The theater curtain of the Schouwburg: a beehive on a pedestal with the coat of arms of Amsterdam, Mercury on the left, a river god (likely the Amstel) on the right. In the clouds, the radiant Apollo, with festoons of attributes of the arts above and on the sides. Part of a series of fourteen plates of the new Schouwburg in Amsterdam, 1775.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineToneelgordijn van de schouwburg aan het Leidseplein te Amsterdam, 1775. 1775. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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