Drawing

Pencil and watercolour, greyscale sketch created for publication in an illustrated newspaper or magazine, probably 'The Sketch'. It is captioned 'The OP side of The Empire' and appears to show a section of the backstage area at the Empire Theatre.

The sketch was painted by Louis Gunnis in 1896 and has been signed by the artist in the bottom right hand corner.

This item is one of several theatrical drawings from a collection of sketches commissioned from contemporary artists to be printed in illustrated magazines. The collection was donated to the museum by Sir William James Ingram in 1914.