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Winston Collection

Architectural Drawing
ca. 1819 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Scale plan of ground floor of Wyatt's T. R. Drury Lane, watermarked J. Whatman 1819 and J.Whatman 1820. Winston Collection.

Although Mr. Samuel Beazley Jr. was the architect for the proposed alterations to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in the 1820's, this collection indicates that Mr James Winston (born c.1773) played an active role in the proposal alterations. It is unclear in certain items if he actually drew them himself or copied from original ones and added some notes. Appointed as Acting Manager of Drury Lane in 1819 Winston continued to be involved with the theatre until c.1827 and kept unpublished diaries of his time there.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleWinston Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink, pencil and washes on paper
Brief description
Scale plan of ground floor of Wyatt's T. R. Drury Lane, watermarked J. Whatman 1819 and J.Whatman 1820. Winston Collection.
Physical description
Scale plan of ground floor of Wyatt's T. R. Drury Lane, watermarked J.Whatman 1819 and J.Whatman 1820. Inscribed 'Ground Plan of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane' and with labels, measurements and scale, 1 1/4'' to 10". Annotated in pencil with measurements calculations and rough indications of site of New Green Room.
Dimensions
  • Height: 511mm
  • Width: 1132mm
The ground plan is made up of two pieces of paper attached together
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'J Whatman'/ '1819' (Watermark)
  • 'J Whatman'/ '1820' (Watermark)
Place depicted
Summary
Scale plan of ground floor of Wyatt's T. R. Drury Lane, watermarked J. Whatman 1819 and J.Whatman 1820. Winston Collection.

Although Mr. Samuel Beazley Jr. was the architect for the proposed alterations to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in the 1820's, this collection indicates that Mr James Winston (born c.1773) played an active role in the proposal alterations. It is unclear in certain items if he actually drew them himself or copied from original ones and added some notes. Appointed as Acting Manager of Drury Lane in 1819 Winston continued to be involved with the theatre until c.1827 and kept unpublished diaries of his time there.
Collection
Accession number
S.45-1984

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Record createdJuly 30, 2010
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