Picture No | 10000854 |
Date | 1842 |
Description | Purcell's opera King Arthur at Drury Lane Theatre, London |
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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.
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Source | Engraving in the Illustrated London News, 26 November 1842, page 461 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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