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SWAN THEATRE, BANKSIDE, SOUTHWARK

SWAN THEATRE, BANKSIDE, SOUTHWARK

The Swan Theatre was built in 1595 at Paris Gardens, Bankside, Southwark and was at the time the largest theatre, accommodating 3,000 people. This etching is a copy made by Aeronaut Van Buchel from the original sketch taken by John de Witt during his 1596 visit. From Surrey Print Collection, ID: SP3/951/SWA.1


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Details
Collection:Surrey
Image type:Etching
Artist:J. de Witt/ A. Van Buchel
Ref:17181
Identifier:SP3/951/SWA.1
Date:1596

#-Before 1850  #Elizabethan  #Etching  #SOUTHWARK  #Surrey   #Theatres 

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