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An ink drawing portrays a theater stage, with three figures standing on the stage and two figure speaking out from behind a closed curtain.

An ink drawing portrays a theater stage with the curtain closed. Three figures stand on the stage in front of the closed curtain, one man holds a candle on the right as another man on the left lights candles along the edge of the stage. In the center of the stage, two figures slightly push back the curtain and peek out.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
TL42416.4
People
Johann Esaias Nilson, German (Augsburg 1721 - 1788 Augsburg)
Title
Two Actors Peeking through a Theater Curtain while Others Prepare the Footlights
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
18th century
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/371418

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Pen and gray ink with gray wash on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 25.9 × 36.9 cm (10 3/16 × 14 1/2 in.)
frame: 44.5 × 59.7 cm (17 1/2 × 23 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 2004
Object Number
TL42416.4
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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