Subterranean Jail for the Stage — Abel Schlicht (German, 1754–1826) | DiscoverArt

Subterranean Jail for the Stage

1788

etching and aquatint

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Since none of his stage sets survive, Abel Schlicht’s prints serve as records of his lost designs.

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