Pidgeon Hole. A Convent Garden Contrivance to Coop up the Gods
Thomas Rowlandson|Thomas Tegg
February 20, 1811 · Hand-colored etching · Drawings and Prints
A close up view of one of the "pigeon holes" which provided the cheapest seats in upper galleries close to the ceiling at the second Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. This was constructed by manager John Philip Kemble and opened in September 1809. Heads are closely packed together framed by a lunette, many suffering from heat or discomfort, and are caricatured. Central man in uniform is a coachman in livery.
- Artist
- Thomas Rowlandson|Thomas Tegg
- Date
- February 20, 1811
- Medium
- Hand-colored etching
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
