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Scene from the opera The Deserter, The 9th Scene, from the second Part of the Opera of the Deserter, La IX Scène, du second Acte de l'Opera du Deserteur, print, Scene from the second part of the opera The Deserter. During the performance of this opera at the Amsterdam Theatre on the Keizersgracht on May 11, 1772, the fire broke out. Below the image is the dedication and title in Dutch and French, with the coat of arms of Gerrit Gerritsz. Hooft in the center., printmaker: Cornelis Bogerts, Amsterdam, after drawing by Pieter Barbiers (I), after painting by Rysschoot, publisher: Theodorus Crajenschot, dedicated by: Pieter Barbiers (I), dedicated to: Gerrit Gerritsz. Hooft, Cornelis Bogerts, Pieter Barbiers (I), Rysschoot, Theodorus Crajenschot, Gerrit Gerritsz. Hooft, printmaker, after drawing by, after painting by, publisher, paper, etching, engraving, height 307 mm x width 440 mm, Dedicated to Mayor Gerrit Gerritsz. Hooft, who died in November 1767. This opera, which was first performed in Paris in 1769, did not, however, premiere in Amsterdam until 1772 under the direction of Jacques Toussaint Neyts. The only other Gerrit Hooft who served as mayor was his father, who had already died in 1717., armorial bearing, heraldry, opera, Fire in the Amsterdam Theatre (1772), Keizersgracht Theatre (1637-1772), Period, 1772-05-11, A large stone interior with repeating rounded arches and vaulted ceilings, showing a tiled floor and tall square pillars; light enters through high barred windows set into thick walls; on the left a simple wooden table holds bottles and cups and nearby chairs; toward the center a man wearing period clothing and a hat leans on a cane while extending an arm; on the right a woman in a long dress bends toward a seated figure at a bench, the seated figure leaning on the table with an elbow and looking up; in the background additional arches and doorways

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Scene opera Deserter 9th Scene second Part Opera La IX Scène du second Acte de l'Opera du Deserteur print second part performance Amsterdam Theatre Keizersgracht 11 1772 fire broke image dedication title Dutch French coat arms Gerrit Gerritsz Hooft center printmaker Cornelis Bogerts Amsterdam drawing Pieter Barbiers I painting Rysschoot publisher Theodorus Crajenschot dedicated paper etching engraving height 307 mm x width 440 mm Dedicated Mayor Gerrit Gerritsz died November 1767 was first performed Paris 1769 premiere 1772 under direction Jacques Toussaint Neyts Gerrit Hooft served mayor was father already died 1717 armorial bearing heraldry Fire Keizersgracht Theatre 1637-1772 Period 1772-05-11 large stone interior repeating rounded arches vaulted ceilings showing tiled floor tall square pillars light enters high barred windows set thick walls left simple wooden table holds bottles cups nearby chairs man wearing period clothing hat leans cane extending arm right woman long dress bends seated figure bench seated figure leaning table elbow looking up background additional arches doorways