Designs for stage sets and book illustrations, ca. 1820.

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Designs for stage sets and book illustrations, ca. 1820.

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These designs for theater sets (61 items) and literary publications (64 items) are mostly in the Classical and Neoclassical styles with some in the Gothic style. The sets were intended for plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Shakespeare and include reconstructions of early buildings. The book illustrations were for works by Dante, Milton, and James Macpherson.

125 items (52 watercolors and 73 ink sketches)

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