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Description: | The elaborate interior of the Theatre Royal, Bilston is captured in this detailed and atmospheric etching. One of a series of works on the theatre produced by Bilston born Eccleston, it illustrates the auditorium area where entertainers perform for the audience. The glow from the stage lights the decorative box seats and the faces of the audience. The Theatre Royal closed in 1957. Eccleston is most famous for his etching and engraving work, developed during his studies at the Bilston and Birmingham Schools of Art and later at the School of Engraving at the Royal College of Art, London. His engraving skills came to the forefront when he became the first full-time designer for the Bank of England in 1958. He designed the series `D' bank notes which came into circulation in 1970 and used figurative engravings of historical figures such as William Shakespeare and Florence Nightingale. He successfully created a design which had artistic value whilst, importantly being difficult to forge. He was highly respected and appointed President of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers in 1975.
Shows the interior of a theater. Balcony seats can be seen, as well as ground floor seats. Part of the stage is visible on the left hand side of the picture. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Opera Fine arts Works on paper Etching Prints Theatre | Source: | Black Country History | Creator: | ECCLESTON; Harry N (1923 - 2010); OBE | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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