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Purcell's opera King Arthur at Drury Lane Theatre, London

Purcell's opera King Arthur on stage at Drury Lane Theatre, London. This is the scene where Arthur is tempted by two nymphs or sirens bathing in a stream, but resists the temptation, because he realises that they are just an illusion

Picture No
10000854
Media ID
47149504
Size
4000px x 4396px (3.7MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Engraving in the Illustrated London News, 26 November 1842, page 461
Date
1842

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1842 Backdrop Drury Heroic Illusion Nymph Nymphs Proscenium Purcell Resists Siren Sirens Temptation Tempted Vision


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