Allegory of the fire in the Amsterdamse Schouwburg, 1772, Title print for print series: The fire in the Amsterdamse Schouwburg, 1772, Schouwburg (title on object), The fire in the Amsterdamse Schouwburg, 1772 (series title), Title print for the series of four prints about the fire in the Amsterdam Theater on the Keizersgracht on May 11, 1772. Father Time pulls aside the curtain of the ruined stage to reveal the burning theater. Amid the ruins sits the sad personification of the Amsterdam Theater with the city's coat of arms and a burnt beehive, from which the bees have escaped, in her hands. Below the stage is a cartouche with the title and Vondel's famous verse ('The world is a play stage: everyone plays his role and gets his share'). To the left and right there is a six-line verse in Dutch (left) and French (right)., print, print maker: Cornelis Bogerts, (mentioned on object), after drawing by: J. Wz. Crajenschot, (mentioned on object), publisher: Theodorus Crajenschot, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1772, paper, etching, engraving, height, 287 mm × width, 358 mm
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