[26] Staircase G H

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Reference number

SM 33/3/B45

Purpose

[26] Staircase G H

Aspect

Section on the Line G H, Plan of the Upper part of the Staircase to Gothic Library at Stowe

Scale

bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, The Marquis of Buckingham,Ante Room, Library, N^o2

Signed and dated

15/03/1805
Lincolns Inn Fields March 15^t^h1805

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia, blue and pink washes, shaded, pricked for transfer, with triple ruled and black wash border, on wove paper, with old repair (704 x 502)

Hand

The Soane office Day Books gives Seward and Malton as working on drawings for the Gothic library, that is Henry Hake Seward (1778-1848, pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808) and Charles Malton (1788-?, pupil and assistant February 1802 - December 1809)

Notes

The drawing inscribed G H shows a short flight and a longer one that follow on from E F.

Level

Drawing

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