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1938

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Print, Theater Interior with Performance Taking Place, ca. 1740–60

This is a Print. It is dated ca. 1740–60 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is engraving on white paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

29.4 × 44.2 cm (11 9/16 × 17 3/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, Theater Interior with Performance Taking Place, ca. 1740–60; engraving on white paper; 29.4 × 44.2 cm (11 9/16 × 17 3/8 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1438

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