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A work by three artists who often worked on works as a team. Each was responsible for a certain stage: Pugin for the architecture, Rowlandson for the characters, and Bluck for the aquatint. But several techniques were combined here: etching, oil lines, aquatint, and hand-coloring. Such a set adds extraordinary detail and dynamics to the canvas. The painting belonged to the series "Microcosm of London," which depicted the life of contemporary London.
It is difficult not to notice the work with color. The artists masterfully conveyed the loud atmosphere of a full hall and the bright action taking place on the stage. All thanks to somewhat muted tones that convey the corresponding subdued light. When all the attention is on the stage, and the rest does not matter. And it seems that you can even hear the whispers of the audience from the picture.
The painting depicts the second theater on the site of the modern Royal Opera House, which was built in 1732, restored in 1792 after a fire, burned down again on September 20, 1792, and a new one was built, designed by Robert Smirke, the following year.
