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[20] Finished drawing for the auditorium, with a view towards the stage, c1789, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 47/4
Purpose
[20] Finished drawing for the auditorium, with a view towards the stage, c1789, unexecuted
Aspect
Axial section of the auditorium, with a view towards the stage, and of flanking wings to the east and west. As SM Adam volume 28/20, but with minor alterations
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 5 feet
Inscribed
Section across the Opera House shewing the front of the Stage with the Scenery behind (in pencil) / No 4 (in pencil)
Signed and dated
- c1789
c1789
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes including pink, Naples yellow, Indian yellow and verdigris within a single ruled border on laid paper (940 x 595)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison or Daniel Robertson
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison or Daniel Robertson
Watermark
PVL
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 40
Sheppard, 1960, Volume XXIX, (i), p. 249
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Sheppard, 1960, Volume XXIX, (i), p. 249
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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