The Ruins of Old Covent Garden Theatre - after the Fire, 1808
Drawing
1808 (made)
1808 (made)
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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.
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Title | The 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. |
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Credit line | Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996 |
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Accession number | S.515-1997 |
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Record created | October 20, 2009 |
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