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Object Type
print
Museum number
1880,1113.4897
Title
Object:
Sadler's Wells
Description
Plate 7: South west view of the theatre in Islington; a street trader in left foreground; illustration to Brayley's 'Theatres of London'. 1826 Etching and aquatint with hand-colouring
Producer name
Print made by:
Daniel Havell
Published by:
Josiah Taylor
School/style
British
Production date
1826
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
aquatint
hand-coloured
Dimensions
Height:
144 millimetres
Width:
194 millimetres
(trimmed)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Brayley's account of the theatres of London was accompanied by a set of sixteen aquatinted plates by Daniel Havell.
Bibliographic references
Crace 1878 / A Catalogue of Maps, Plans and Views of London, Westminster and Southwark, collected and arranged by Frederick Crace
(XXXII.87)
Adams 1983 / London Illustrated 1604-1850: a survey and index of topographical books and their plates
(148.7)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
theatre/opera house
Associated names
Illustration to:
Edward Wedlake Brayley
Associated places
Topographic representation of:
London
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Theatres of London
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
John Gregory Crace
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Frederick Crace
Acquisition date
1880
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1880,1113.4897