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Survey of the seating arrangements in Westminster Abbey for the coronation of George III
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Reference number
SM 62/3/2
Purpose
Survey of the seating arrangements in Westminster Abbey for the coronation of George III
Aspect
Plan of Westminster Abbey Church / shewing the arrangement of Seats &c / for the Coronation of (pencl) q[uer]y Geo 3? and section through chancel and transepts
Scale
bar scale of 2/3 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
as above
Medium and dimensions
Pen on laid paper (732 x 515)
Hand
unidentified c18th hand
Watermark
IHS / I Villedary = fleur-de-lis within crowned cartouche / 4 / LVG
Notes
This drawing shows the seating arrangements in Westminster Abbey probably as designed for the coronation of George III. A plan of the seating in the Abbey for the coronation of James II, SM 62/4/8, is similar in presentation - in both drawings a section through the chancel and transepts cuts off Henry VII's Chapel at the east end of the Abbey. However, the differences between the seating arrangements indicate that this drawing is not a direct copy. The bulk of the new seating is fitted up on galleries in the transepts. A raised 'theatre' with extra seating and a dais for the royal throne is set up in the centre of the chancel. More temporary seating is provided in the choir of the Abbey. See also SM 62/3/3.
Level
Drawing
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