The Bear Garden Theatre, London by Paul Braddon Frame:black The power and drama of

The power and drama of the plays is vividly brought to life and the richness of Shakespeare’s language is celebrated throughout

as well as apricots and figs

44 × 36 cm

Part of our Shakespeare’s House range based on a 1788 print by Philip de la Motte

The Bear Garden Theatre, London by Paul Braddon Frame:black The power and drama of'Watercolour by Paul Braddon depicting the Bear Garden Theatre, Bankside, London, from an old copper plate. The Bear Garden on Bankside had been the site of bear baiting since the mid 16th century. In 1614, Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn set up The Hope theatre in its place, for the dual use of bear baiting and staging plays. Paul Braddon (1864 1937) was the pseudonym of James Leslie Crees. Born in Birmingham, England, Braddon was a prolific