drawing

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Museum number: 1880,1113.2952
Description: View of the first Olympic Theatre, or Olympic Pavilion, built by Philip Astley, on the garden ground of old Craven House, near Drury Lane; a man on a ladder by the entrance painting a sign above the door. 1805 Watercolour
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Production date: 1805
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Dimensions: Height: 186 millimetres; Width: 246 millimetres (image)
Curator's comments: The date is taken from the Crace catalogue.
Bibliographic references: Crace 1878 / A Catalogue of Maps, Plans and Views of London, Westminster and Southwark, collected and arranged by Frederick Crace (XVII.163); Binyon 1898-1907 / Catalogue of drawings by British artists, and artists of foreign origin working in Great Britain (5)
Location: Not on display
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Associated places: Topographic representation of: London
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Acquisition date: 1880
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1880,1113.2952

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