[191] Preliminary design for an exhibition drawing, Vice Chancellor's Court, Court of Chancery and Lord Chancellor's Robing Room, 6 June 1823

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Reference number

SM Vol 83/64

Purpose

[191] Preliminary design for an exhibition drawing, Vice Chancellor's Court, Court of Chancery and Lord Chancellor's Robing Room, 6 June 1823

Aspect

Half-plans of the Vice Chancelllor's Court, the Court of Chancery and the Lord Chancellor's Robing Room, with ceiling plans, with accompanying perspective views coresponding to the plans, the central perspective shown on a fictive unrolled sheet, almost as executed

Scale

to a scale

Inscribed

Sketches of New Law Courts - / The Vice-Chancellor's Court: / the Court of Chancery. / The Lord Chancellor's Robing Room. / Chancellors Court / (pencil) [_] Sketch / or ocular perspective

Signed and dated

06/07/1823
6. June 1823.

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, wash, coloured washes including pink, blue and burnt umber within single border on laid paper (567 x 387)

Hand

Attributed to Joseph Michael Gandy ARA (1771 - 1843), draughtsman
Attributed in accordance with drawing SM Vol 83/64v

Verso

see separate entry for SM Vol 83/64v

Watermark

Weatherley & Lane / 1818

Notes

This is a more worked-up version of the same composition shown in drawing SM Vol 83/64v. In constrast to drawing SM Vol 84/64v, the views either side of the central image have exchanged places. The yellow brushwork at the top of the image could be indicative of an inscription. All three perspective views of these interiors would provide the subjects for meticulously realised watercolours by Gandy: the Vice Chancellor's Court SM 16/1/1, the Court of Chancery SM 16/1/3 and the Lord Chancellor's Robing Room SM 53/2/59.

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Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation. This catalogue of Soane’s designs for the New Law Courts was generously funded by The Worshipful Company of Mercers and The Pilgrim Trust.

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