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[17] Preliminary design for the proscenium arch and stage, c1789, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 27/46
Purpose
[17] Preliminary design for the proscenium arch and stage, c1789, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a proscenium arch, with an ornamental frieze, and beyond this there is a stage flanked by Corinthian screens supporting a barrel-vaulted ceiling. The screens flank relieving arches, and to the rear of the stage there is an archway flanked by Corinthian columns. Beyond this there is the rotunda (south) entrance, with a pedimented portico, and this is surmounted by a dome supporting a spire
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- c1789
c1789
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (301 x 225)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Literature
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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