Op de inwyding van den nieuwen schouwburg te Amsterdam, Den vyftienden September

Beschrijving

Plate with allegorical representation of the inauguration of the new theater of Amsterdam the 15th September 1774. The personification of Amsterdam holds a new beehive, in the foreground books with theatrical plays and towards the right two putti are holding a sheet with the representation of the new theater. In the background Apollo and the muses. Titled above:´OP DE INWYDING / VAN DEN / NIEUWEN SCHOUBURG / TE AMSTERDAM, / Den vyftienden September.´ and on the bottom two lines by Delfing:´thans saL De bIJ, op nIeVW, In febVS kVnstkoor zWeeVen, / et´t eeLste,´t WeLk ze´er Leest, Voor Wees en arMen geeVen. / J.F. Delfing´. Signed on the bottom left of the representation:´N.v.d. Meer Jan del. et fec.´ on the bottom right:´J. Smit Excudit´.