Leicester Square, Westminster: premises of Hawkes and Son, Musical instrument manufacturers. Photograph by Grove Son and Boulton, 1896.

  • Grove Son and Boulton, (Technical and fine art photographers)
Date:
[1896]
Reference:
45080i
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Description

The east side of the square, showing on the right the front of the house formerly occupied by the surgeon John Hunter, his family, his museum and his anatomy school. On the left, the Alhambra theatre, advertising a show apparently called The tzigane. "The tzigane, a dramatic Hungarian ballet" produced by C. Coppi with music by G. Jacobi was in repertory at the Alhambra in December 1896 (The Pall Mall gazette, 14 December 1896)

Publication/Creation

[1896]

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint ; sheet 27.4 x 16.5 cm

Reference

Wellcome Collection 45080i

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