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Royal College of Surgeons, 41-42 (now 35-43) Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, Camden, London, 1805-12 (with James Lewis)
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Reference number
SM D5/5/36
Purpose
Royal College of Surgeons, 41-42 (now 35-43) Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, Camden, London, 1805-12 (with James Lewis)
Aspect
[191] Plan of seating and stair, elevation/section towards the demonstration niche, and rough elevation of railing
Scale
Scale ½ Inch to the Foot
Inscribed
as above, Section No 1, lettered A A A, labelled Face of moldings round the head of the Nich dimensions given and (verso, Dance) Plan and Section / of Theatre
Signed and dated
- 1805-12
Medium and dimensions
Black and red pen, sepia, pink, green earth and raw umber washes, shaded, pencil on wove paper (865 x 660)
Hand
Dance
Watermark
James Whatman Turkey Mill Kent (cut)
Notes
The benches, arranged in 11 tiers, are only 9 inches deep with 12 inches between them. Though a full-size drawing ([D5/9/8]) shows the same meagre 9 inches from back to front for a bench, another drawing ([SM D5/5/21]) shows ten tiers of benches, each 12 inches deep with 15 inches of leg-room.
Level
Drawing
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