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[16] Preliminary design for the auditorium, c1789, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 27/49
Purpose
[16] Preliminary design for the auditorium, c1789, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of an auditorium, showing a stage with a segmental proscenium arch flanked by giant columns. With seating set within a horseshoe shape, consisting of a raked pit containing benches, and with four tiers of boxes. There is a flat, coved ceiling and a centrally suspended chandelier
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- c1789
c1789
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (329 x 284)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Verso
Unrelated preliminary cross section(?) (pencil)
Literature
Sheppard, 1960, Volume XXIX, (i), p. 249
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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