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[101] Design for the interior of the King's Entrance
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Reference number
SM (101) 36/4/14
Purpose
[101] Design for the interior of the King's Entrance
Aspect
(101) Plan and interior perspective
Scale
plan to a scale
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and sepia wash on coarse wove paper (467 x 285)
Hand
Frederick Meyer (1775-?, pupil April 1791-1796)
Notes
The plan shows three series of five steps with four platforms or landings while the perspective shows a round-arched vault with four compartments. Seven statues on pedestals line this entrance lit by a Diocletian window. See also drawings 102 and 103 for more finished perspectives of the same subject.
Level
Drawing
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