Lot Essay
The Royal Opera House commissioned Benjamin Britten’s ‘Gloriana’ to celebrate the 1953 Coronation. John Piper designed the sets and costumes.
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Gloriana, Act 1, Scene 1
Details
John Piper, C.H. (1903-1992)
Gloriana, Act 1, Scene 1
signed 'John Piper' (lower right)
ink and wash
9¼ x 16 in. (23.5 x 40.7 cm.)
Gloriana, Act 1, Scene 1
signed 'John Piper' (lower right)
ink and wash
9¼ x 16 in. (23.5 x 40.7 cm.)
Special notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.