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Back of the Throne, from King Lear. Verso: Figure and throne in elevation and profile

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Desmond Heeley

Back of the Throne, from King Lear. Verso: Figure and throne in elevation and profile

2007
10 7/8 x 8 1/2 inches (27.6 x 21.6 cm)
Graphite and ink on graph paper.
2019.12

Gift of Wiliam J. Schneider.

Inscriptions/Markings
Top left: "Lear / Is it possible to have the back of the throne touching the back of the column? - overriding the column base? Actual seat height 20" plus 2" for cushion (rehearsal seat)." Center left and right: "Hinge? Fold? Break? !!" "Possible hinge?" Lower right: "To make this step 1'3" to buy more inches on the top level?" Bottom left: "If poss the risers recess in to allow for applique?" Scale drawn along right edge of page.
Classification
Century Drawings