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Stage curtain of the Tooneel-Gordyn theatre in Amsterdam
Lost Art-ID
617513
Artist / Creator
Witte, Jacob Eduard de
Birth
1738.11.15, Brüssel
Death
1809, St. Petersburg
Place of activity
Amsterdam; Riga; St. Petersburg
Artist / Creator
Vinkeles, Reinier
Birth
1741.06.19, Amsterdam
Death
1816.01.30, Amsterdam
Place of activity
Frankreich; Amsterdam (Noord-Holland); Paris; Meudon
Artist / Creator
Vinkeles, Hermanus
Birth
(vor) 1745.04.21, Amsterdam
Place of activity
Amsterdam
Title
Stage curtain of the Tooneel-Gordyn theatre in Amsterdam
Dating
1775
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Paper / printed (copper engraving)
Height
32.90 cm
Width
42.20 cm
Inventory number
III 2741
Description
Apollo seated on the clouds with a lyre. Below him is a pedestal with the coat of arms of Amsterdam and a beehive, flanked by Mercury on the left and a river god on the right. Above a garland with musical instruments and theatre ensembles.
Inscription: J. E. de Witte, inventor / Vinkeles Sculp. 1775 / YVER / DE BYËN STORTEN HIER HET MÊLSTE DAT ZY LEEZEN ... TOONEEL-GORDYN
Obverse: [in pencil top right:] 3.-
Reverse: [in pencil centre:] Lit. p. no. 125 [in pencil bottom right:] R
Provenance
[...] - 1937: probably stock Hugo Helbing, Munich (unclear circumstances of acquisition).
04.05.1937: Acquired by purchase from Hugo Helbing, Munich.
Literature / Source
Zugangsinventarbuch, Zugangsnummer 1937/82
Published since
Contact
Deutsches Theatermuseum
München
Galeriestraße 4a
80539 München
Germany
Phone
(089) 2106910
Fax
(089) 21069191
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