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Theatre with stage scenery: The Modern Hall
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Theatre with stage scenery: The Modern Hall

Cornelis Brouwer · 1787 · 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 new Amsterdam Schouwburg with the curtain set The Modern Hall, with a scene from The Father of the Household. The set printed from a separate plate within a passe-partout showing the auditorium, side boxes, pillars with statues, and the facade of the stage. In the caption, a six-line verse. Part of the series of fourteen stage sets of the new Amsterdam Schouwburg, 1787-1794.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSchouwburg met toneeldecor: De Moderne Zaal. 1787. Cornelis Brouwer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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