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Manchester Queens Theatre ( or Theatre Royal) Corner of Spring Gardens (pulled down 1869)



Manchester Queens Theatre ( or Theatre Royal) Corner of Spring Gardens (pulled down 1869)

Summary

A hand-coloured print of a red brick building, which takes up most of the image. This is the Queens Theatre, or Theatre Royal, Manchester. Some of the windows are bricked up but the shape of them can still be seen. On the left, above one door, is a sign which reads "GALLERY". Another door, which is on a side street, has a sign which reads "BOXES" above it. On the left a woman balancing a basket on her head. On the right are two men, with two horses and a dog. Centre left is a man with a white donkey with a pannier.


Object Name

Manchester Queens Theatre ( or Theatre Royal) Corner of Spring Gardens (pulled down 1869)

Date Created

1st. February 1805

Dimensions

image: 17.1cm x 23.5cm
mount: 34.6cm x 39.7cm

accession number

1981.240

Collection Group

fine art
local history
British
on paper, print

Place of creation

United Kingdom

Support

paper

Medium

ink
watercolour

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