The Swan Theatre, London, 1596, (1893). Artist: Unknown

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The Swan Theatre, London, 1596, (1893). The Swan theatre was built by Francis Langley in c1595. The last known mention of the theatre dates from 1632. After a drawing in the University Library, Utrecht, in Gaedertz, Zur Kenntniss der Alt-Englischen Buhne. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green, illustrated edition, Volume II, Macmillan and Co, London, New York, 1893.

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Size: 3639px × 4803px
Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,Greater London,London,Southwark,Southwark
Photo credit: © The Print Collector/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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