View of the Amsterdamse Schouwburg on Leidseplein, inaugurated on 15 September 1774. On the square several figures and carriages. On the left in the background the Leidsepoort. This city theater was built to replace the theater on Keizersgracht which burned down in 1772 and burned itself down in 1890. Beneath the image the title and a two-line verse in Dutch (left) and French (right), Gezicht op de nieuwe Amsterdamse Schouwburg op het Leidseplein Picture of the new Amsterdam theater / Vue de la nouvelle Comedie, à Amsterdam , print maker: Cornelis Bogerts, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Hendrik Keun, (mentioned on object), publisher: Theodorus Crajenschot, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1774, paper, etching, engraving, h 310 mm × w 352 mm