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[4] Finished drawing for the third storey of the opera house, c1789, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 47/11
Purpose
[4] Finished drawing for the third storey of the opera house, c1789, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the third storey, as Adam 47/10. The link buildings and annexe (north) are omitted, and the porticoes for the east front are shown to have hipped roofs
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
Plan of the Attick Story of the Tavern & Houses west [?] Pall Mall with the Plan of the upper Gallery & Seats over Boxes [?] (in pencil) / no 11 (in pencil) and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- c1789
c1789
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (939 x 579)
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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