Although this girl seems poised for the curtain to go up, the opera was a place to see and be seen: "Until the 'nineties, when the advent of Wagnerism prompted general revolution in concert hall manners, the raising of the curtain had no effect on ongoing conversations."

At the Theater ('La Première Sortie'). 1876-7.Oil on canvas. National Gallery, London, UK.

La Loge. 1874. Oil on canvas. Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, UK

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