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[Interior of the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen]
- Title
- [Interior of the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen] [graphic].
- Author
- Ahlgrenson, Fredrik August, 1838-1902.
- Publication
- [1874?]
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- Additional Authors
- Committee for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division. fnd
- Description
- 1 print : wood engraving, b&w; 39 x 53 cm.
- Summary
- Double-page spread from the Danish periodical Illustreret tidende, depicting the interior of the theatre now called the Gamle Scene or Old Stage of the Kongelige Teater or Royal Theatre of Copenhagen. The motto "Ei blot til lyst" ("Not just for pleasure") is visible on the proscenium. A performance is in progress, attended by a well-dressed audience.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Dance Committee Purchase Fund.
- Uniform Title
- Illustreret tidende.
- Alternative Title
- Tilskuerpladsen og Scenen i det nye kongelige Theater i Kjøbenhavn
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Wood engravings.
- Note
- Title devised by cataloger.
- Caption reads in full: Tilskuerpladsen og Scenen i det nye kongelige Theater i Kjøbenhavn. Construeret og tegnet efter V. Dahlerups og Ove Petersens Detailletegninger af Fritz Ahlgrensson.
- Includes part of an article on the theatre on the verso.
- Funding (note)
- Purchased with funds from the Committee for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
- Biography (note)
- The dates 1748 and 1874 at the lower left and right corners of the print refer respectively to the opening of the first Royal Theatre on Kongens Nytorv in 1748, and the inauguration of the present building, designed by the architects Vilhelm Dahlerup and Ove Pedersen, on Oct. 15, 1874.
- The Swedish-born artist and scene designer Frederik August Ahlgrenson, also known as Fritz Ahlgrensson, worked in Stockholm and Copenhagen. He was an employee of the Kongelige Teater in 1874.
- Call Number
- *MGZFY Ahl F Cop 1
- OCLC
- 825553937
- Author
- Ahlgrenson, Fredrik August, 1838-1902. Artist
- Title
- [Interior of the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen] [graphic].
- Imprint
- [1874?]
- Funding
- Purchased with funds from the Committee for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
- Biography
- The dates 1748 and 1874 at the lower left and right corners of the print refer respectively to the opening of the first Royal Theatre on Kongens Nytorv in 1748, and the inauguration of the present building, designed by the architects Vilhelm Dahlerup and Ove Pedersen, on Oct. 15, 1874.The Swedish-born artist and scene designer Frederik August Ahlgrenson, also known as Fritz Ahlgrensson, worked in Stockholm and Copenhagen. He was an employee of the Kongelige Teater in 1874.
- Local Note
- Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Committee for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Funder
- Added Title
- Illustreret tidende.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZFY Ahl F Cop 1