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London: King's Theatre (Opera House): designs for an opera house, c.1790 (9)
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The King's Theatre at Haymarket was destroyed by fire in June 1789. Soane made designs for a competing opera house in Leicester Square but after this scheme was dropped he assisted in surveying the Haymarket theatre as it was rebuilt in 1790. Both the design and the surveys were commissioned by Robert Bray O'Reilly. Work came to a halt in January 1791. See scheme notes for: London: design for an opera house to be built on the site of Leicester House garden, 1790
Madeleine Helmer, April 2012
Madeleine Helmer, April 2012
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Contents of London: King's Theatre (Opera House): designs for an opera house, c.1790 (9)
- [1] Survey of houses adjoining the opera house and Haymarket, 20 September 1790
- [2] Design, datable to July 1790
- [3] Survey of the theatre datable to 9 October 1790
- [4] Survey of the theatre, one overlaid with preliminary design, datable to 13 October 1790
- [5] Survey showing the old and new theatres, datable to 1 November 1790
- [6] Variant design for the theatre, November 1790
- [7] Variant design for the theatre, November 1790
- [8] Presentation drawing showing the old and new theatres, November 1790
- [9] Presentation drawing showing Vanbrugh's original theatre design, copied 27 November 1790