Drawing

Pen and ink sketch created for publication in an illustrated newspaper or magazine, probably 'The Sketch'. It is captioned 'A View From the Wings' and shows a scene from Act II of the opera Lohengrin by Richard Wagner (1813-1883).

The sketch was drawn by Louis Gunnis in 1896 and has been signed by the artist in the bottom left 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.