Theatre de La Porte St. Martin
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This print shows the front of a Paris theater from 1829. The building stands tall with big columns and arches, lit by gas lamps along the street. The artist used fine lines to catch tiny details like shutters and signs. Joseph Nash sketched this from life, then cut the image onto a metal plate to print many copies. The print was sold in London just weeks after the Paris opening. You can almost feel the crisp October air. Compare this to Nash’s later theater scenes. See it at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
