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Reference number
SM D3/8/8
Purpose
Theatre Royal, Beauford Square, Bath, 1804-5
Aspect
[7] Elevation of stage and longitudinal elevation/section showing scrolling acanthus and festoon decoration on the balcony fronts, and a rough plan
Scale
1/8 in to 1 ft
Inscribed
some dimensions given
Verso
Plan and elevation of slender (presumably cast-iron) column with reeded and fringed, tassel-like capital to support the gallery and boxes, and rough alternative details
Scale: (tassel capital) FS
Pen, sepia and burnt umber washes, shaded, pencil
Signed and dated
- 1804-5
Medium and dimensions
Pen and sepia, green earth, yellow and crimson washes, pencil on laid paper (450 x 635)
Hand
Dance
Watermark
D&C Blauw and fleur-de-lis in crowned cartouche and WR below
Notes
The coved cornice above the stage and the proscenium doors and balconies shown here were (as Kalman comments, p.143) somewhat archaic devices by this date and presumably asked for by Palmer.
Level
Drawing
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