Fortune Playhouse, London by Paul Braddon

'Watercolour by Paul Braddon depicting the Fortune Playhouse, from an old copperplate 1703. The Fortune Playhouse was a theatre in London. It was located between Whitecross Street and Golden Lane, outside the City of London. Paul Braddon (1864-1937) was the pseudonym of James Leslie Crees. Born in Birmingham, England, Braddon was a prolific watercolour artist, best known for his topographical paintings, which often featured buildings with a literary connection. The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has almost a hundred of Braddon's watercolours in its collection, painted around 1890 and depicting scenes from Stratford-upon-Avon and other areas associated with William Shakespeare.'