Theatre Royal, Beauford Square, Bath, 1804-5

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George Dance office drawings: the drawings of George Dance the Elder and George Dance the Younger
- Public buildings (3)
  - Theatre Royal, Beauford Square, Bath, 1804-5 (15). Designs for the Beauford Square front and for the interior for John Palmer

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Reference number

SM D3/8/3

Purpose

Theatre Royal, Beauford Square, Bath, 1804-5

Aspect

[4] More finished version of [SM D3/8/4] but without the lyres

Scale

to a scale

Inscribed

Verso Rough elevation of portico with four Egyptian columns supporting a frieze-cornice with winged sun-discs with door-window-door indicated, and rough sketch plan of a double range of columns with steps at one end and an apse at the other and related part-section with statue of Bacchus? with an elephant's head? above Pencil The elevation of an Egyptian front is close to another rough elevation on the back of a drawing for a chimney-piece with a pylon-like form for Stratton Park ([SM D1/4/9]). This is one of four drawings for an Egyptian chimney-piece for Stratton, one of which ([SM D1/4/8]) is dated 12 December 1804. This instance of a design in an Egyptian style for a chimney-piece leading to a design for the front of a theatre, both sharing a pylon-like form, illustrates rather well how an architect's mind may work.

Signed and dated

1804-5

Medium and dimensions

Pen and burnt umber wash, shaded on laid paper (160 x 450)

Hand

Dance

Watermark

(cut) WR

Notes

The entablature is as executed except that four lyres on plinths were used to crown the parapet instead of the two stele-pediments shown here.

Level

Drawing

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