Exhibition of the works of the old masters, associated with ..
This 1880 catalogue from the Royal Academy of Arts in London, printed by Wm. Clowes and Sons, lays out the gallery rooms for an exhibition of old master paintings. The four plans are rectangular floor layouts numbered 1 to 11, with a central hall, vestibule, staircases, and labelled areas for oil paintings and drawings. A designer could take from them the clean, schematic hierarchy of plan diagrams, with bold block capitals and thick wall lines, useful for wayfinding or architectural graphics.
