Title

Theatre Royal Covent Garden, Westminster, London, 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Theatre Royal Covent Garden, Westminster, London, 19th century. The second theatre to stand on the site, built in 1808 by Robert Smirke after the previous building burned down. Smirke's theatre was also destroyed by fire in 1856 and was in turn replaced by the building that stands today, the Royal Opera House.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1808

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C51_202

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (7,2Mb) / 15,7in x 12,4in / 4710 x 3710 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation exterior road building buildings London England people architecture street arts country pedestrian entertainment theatre British English lane avenue column pillar pillars carriage entrance opera Opera House Westminster location century Britain outside performing arts B&W venue MONOCHROME portico road Transport Architectural Feature 19th century black & white black and white B W 18th century Eighteenth Century nineteenth century City of Westminster The Print Collector Bow Street Covent Garden Theatre horse-drawn vehicle TGN Unknown Robert Smirke Robert Smirke Robert Smirke