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Biagio Rebecca (1735-1808)
The Concert Room at the Opera House c. 1787
Pen and ink and watercolour | 59.9 x 79.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 917080
Biagio Rebecca (1735-1808)
The Concert Room at the Opera House c. 1787
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A pen and watercolour drawing of the interior of a large concert hall in the classical style, with decorated ceiling.
Biagio Rebecca was an Italian artist who had also worked at Carlton House. George IV, who acquired this drawing, was involved in the plans for the new building after the former Opera House burned down in 1787, but purchased this drawing on the London market some years later. A watercolour of the auditorium of the Opera House is 917079.Provenance
Probably purchased by George IV when Prince of Wales from Colnaghi and Co, 9 July 1804 (RA GEO/MAIN/27269): 'A [Drawing] of the Inside of the Concert Rooms at the Opera House, £8 8s'
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Medium and techniques
Pen and ink and watercolour
Measurements
59.9 x 79.5 cm (sheet of paper)
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RL 17080
