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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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Academie Royale de Musique is a 1 by Joseph Nash, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a part of the auditorium and stage of the Academie Royale de Musique in Paris. The print gives us a glimpse of what the theater looked like in the 19th century. It's interesting that the print was published in London, even though the theater is in Paris. You can learn more about this style of print by looking at the work of artist: Nash, Joseph.
The print depicts a section of the auditorium and proscenium of the Academie Royale de Musique in Paris, published in London by Robert Jennings & William Chaplin on September 1, 1830, and held in the Harry Beard Collection.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Joseph Nash (17 December 1809 – 19 December 1878) was an English watercolour painter and lithographer, specialising in historical buildings. His major work was the 4-volume Mansions of England in the Olden Time, published from 1839–49.
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