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Broadside advertising American elk exhibition at the Lyceum Theatre, London
Collection — Box: BW-8, Folder: 3
Identifier: MS-0756
Abstract
In 1765, a building was erected on an adjacent site of today's Lyceum Theatre by the architect James Payne for exhibitions and, later, for other entertainments. The theatre finally became a licensed house in 1809. One of these entertainments was that of the exhibition of an American Elk in 1792, as noted in this broadside printed in 1792 in London.
Dates:
1792
Found in:
Special Collections
Broadside advertising London exhibition of engraved plates depicting Jean-Baptiste Wicar's Florentine art
Collection — Box: BW-5
Identifier: MS-0757
Abstract
The headline of the broadside declares the exhibition of: "Pictures, Statues, Basso Relievos, and Engraved Stones, of the Gallery of Florence, and the Pitti Palace, Engraved under the Direction of Mr. Lacombe, Painter, from the Drawings of Mr. Wicar; a Work dedicated To His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Tuscany." The advertisement was printed in approximately 1800. Jean-Baptiste Joseph Wicar (1762-1834) was a French Neoclassical painter and art collector. There is no historical...
Dates:
approximately 1800
Found in:
Special Collections