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[3] Presentation drawing showing an alternative design, 1791
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Reference number
SM 14/3/2
Purpose
[3] Presentation drawing showing an alternative design, 1791
Aspect
Perspective of design No 2, showing a Corinthian colonnade on all sides between three-bay projecting corner pavilions crowned by raised domes
Inscribed
as above, (upper case) Design for the Opera House proposed to be built on the site of Leicester House and Garden
Signed and dated
- John Soane Archt 1791
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen and coloured washes within doubled-ruled black and grey wash border on wove paper (1071 x 681)
Hand
Soane office
Notes
The building is on a regular rectangular plan with shouldered corners. This drawing, SM 14/3/1 and SM 14/3/3 show rusticated ground and first floors surmounted by a plain attic and a bracketed cornice. The corners of the building project and carry domes raised on drums, each drum ornamented with a royal coat of arms. The roof line is ornamented at bay intervals by pedestals supporting statues and trophies of theatre motifs. Two drawings show an arcade at the ground floor; this drawing has colonnades.
This drawing, SM 14/3/3/ and SM 14/3/4 were later used for Soane's Royal Academy Lecture series, in lectures 2 and 3. This drawing is on a thicker piece of wove paper, usually the type of sheet used for Soane's lecture drawings. This drawing may have been produced especially for Soane's lectures in the 19th century, but the others appear to be originally produced in 1791 and altered (borders and titles made) for presentation at the lecture.
This drawing, SM 14/3/3/ and SM 14/3/4 were later used for Soane's Royal Academy Lecture series, in lectures 2 and 3. This drawing is on a thicker piece of wove paper, usually the type of sheet used for Soane's lecture drawings. This drawing may have been produced especially for Soane's lectures in the 19th century, but the others appear to be originally produced in 1791 and altered (borders and titles made) for presentation at the lecture.
Level
Drawing
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