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Theaters

Building for performances by actors

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Images referencing Theaters

50 images from works
  • A map of London: showing sites of medical interest in Lambeth, Pimlico, Southwark and Westminster. Coloured lithograph, 1913.
  • A well attended meeting of "total abstainers" in the Sadler's Wells Theatre. Wood engraving, c. 1854, after G. Cruikshank.
  • King's College, London: the interior of the theatre on prizegiving day. Engraving by H. Melville after T. H. Shepherd, ca. 1841.
  • A map of London: showing sites of medical and other interest in the City of London, and Westminster. Coloured lithograph, 1913.
  • Bankside, Southwark: showing a renowned brothel and theatres. Etching by B. Howlett.
  • Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford: courtyard at the back. Line engraving by J. Le Keux, 1837, after F. Mackenzie.
  • Sadler's Wells and the New River, with the city in the background. Engraving by A. Cruse after B. Lens, 1730.
  • Mr. Lambkin (right) being introduced to a ballet dancer. Lithograph after G. Cruikshank.
  • Building: three trusses from specific London buildings. Etching by W. A. Beever after C. S. Duncan.
  • Sadler's Wells Theatre, with the New River running beside. Wood engraving by W. H. Prior.
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Works from the collections

39 works

    • Pictures
    • Online

    Theatre of Marcellus, Rome: floor plan. Pen and ink drawing.

    | Reference: 22610i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    Roués at the theatre in the company of women dancers, one of whom sits down to tie up her ballet pumps. Process print, ca. 1890.

    | Reference: 32422i
    • Pictures

    Arches of the Roman theatre at Benevento. Etching by D. Cunego, 17--, after C.L. Clérisseau.

    | Charles-Louis Clérisseau | Date: [between 1700 and 1799] | Reference: 2924541i
    • Ephemera
    • Online

    Our plays and players : April 1933 / Grand Opera House (Harrogate).

    | Grand Opera House (Harrogate, England) | Date: 1933
    • Pictures
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    Building: section through a theatre, half cutaway, showing timber roofing and interior fittings. Etching by H. Adlard, 1849, after S. H. Brooks.

    | Date: 1850 | Reference: 44292i
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