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The Ruins of Old Covent Garden Theatre - after the Fire, 1808

Drawing
1808 (made)
Artist/Maker

Pencil drawing depicting the front of Covent Garden Theatre, after the 1808 fire. Only the ground level colonnade is still standing and the street is covered in piles of debris. At centre is a group of three workers and, to left, is a firefighter with a hose.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Ruins of Old Covent Garden Theatre - after the Fire, 1808
Materials and techniques
Pencil
Brief description
Pencil drawing depicting a topographical view of Covent Garden Theatre, London, after the fire, 1808
Physical description
Pencil drawing depicting the front of Covent Garden Theatre, after the 1808 fire. Only the ground level colonnade is still standing and the street is covered in piles of debris. At centre is a group of three workers and, to left, is a firefighter with a hose.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 17.4cm
  • Sheet width: 23.3cm
Credit line
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996
Collection
Accession number
S.515-1997

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Record createdOctober 20, 2009
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