[2] Second design for portico to west front, 1814

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  - Petworth House, Sussex: designs for portico and prospect tower for 3rd Earl of Egremont, 1814, 1816 (3)

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Reference number

SM 34/4/1

Purpose

[2] Second design for portico to west front, 1814

Aspect

Elevation and part-plan of 5-bay portico - Design N^o 2,

Scale

to a scale (not given)

Inscribed

The Earl of Egremont (twice) , AA, note the ---- distance as A ---,

Signed and dated

October 1814
10/14

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia washes, shaded, pricked for transfer on wove paper (570 x 840)

Hand

Soane office hand

Notes

As with the first design, the portico is five bays wide with three openings. The frieze is decorated by five pairs of wings that could be interpreted as symbols of protection. The order is a plain Doric with banded rustication.

Level

drawing

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