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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 D5/3/35
Purpose
Royal College of Surgeons, 41-42 (now 35-43) Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, Camden, London, 1805-12 (with James Lewis)
Aspect
[193] Cross-elevation/section
Scale
¾ Inch / to the Foot
Inscribed
as above, dimensions given and (verso, Dance) Large Section / of Theatre
Signed and dated
- 1805-12
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia, pink, raw umber and yellow washes, pencil on laid paper (635 x 895)
Hand
Dance
Watermark
D & C Blauw IV and D&CBxX in cartouche surmounted by fleur-de-lis
Notes
[SM D5/5/36], [SM D5/5/34], [SM D5/5/35] are a set of finished drawings probably made for presentation. Here, the elliptical theatre measures 37 by 29 feet and is interrupted at its north end by a circular demonstration area 11 feet in diameter of which the back half (projecting beyond the ellipse) is a framed niche with a semicircular dome. Walls and coved ceiling have an ashlar (presumably plaster) finish and the general effect is grave and dignified.
Level
Drawing
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