A Glorious c.1900 French Hand-Painted Theatre Canvas Backdrop sub-Antiques a German merchant called Henning

a German merchant called Henning Brand obtained elementary phosphorus through the distillation of urine

Another for the Duchess of York (later Queen Mary) appeared in the same Publication and was acknowledged by Her Royal Highness in the following statement

which are backed onto card

together as originally sold with the original printed-paper wrapper

several shades of red and with a white accent

A Glorious c.1900 French Hand-Painted Theatre Canvas Backdrop sub-Antiques a German merchant called HenningOrigin: French Period: 3rd Republic Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 1910 Width: 127. 5 inches Height: 128 inches The very large hand painted theatre canvas backdrop depicting a parted pair of red velvet stage curtains with gold cords and tassels, and strewn flowers amongst the partition, the whole at approximately 10. 5 feet square, survives from turn of the century France. Suspended from a hardwood top rail the painted canvas is in fair to good