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Reconstruction of the interior of a playhouse (probably Drury Lane, circa 1674) and exterior streets, represented from an overhead cut-away view. Parts of building labeled.

Imaginative reconstruction of Drury Lane Theatre based on Sir Christopher Wren's images of the longitudinal section of a playhouse.

Detail of reconstruction of the Second Globe Theatre

A woman in a brown and white gown and blue satin draping sits with her left breast bare, left hand resting on a golden container. She gestures towards a spaniel standing at her left. Background includes a view out a window and a rich blue and gold…

Half-length portrait.For more information, seeYale Center for British Art

Posing as Venus with Cupid, Nell Gwyn lounges with her child at her right and a vase on her left against a natural setting. Portrait commissioned by Charles II.

Seated outdoor portrait of a woman, often thought to be the actress Nell Gwyn, in a simple gold-colored gown and with her curly hair falling loose over her shoulders. Her left arm is draped over a sheep and she holds a few few wildflowers in her left…

Video clip of costumes in 2012 production of She Stoops to Conquer.For more information, see theNational Theatre.

Othello and Desdemona depicted as monkeys. Othello holds a crooked candlestick above his head with his left hand, while carrying a dagger in his right. He wears a bright red vest with tassle accompanied by striped pants. Meanwhile, Desdemona lies…