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Reference number

SM 13/5/4

Purpose

[160] Presentation drawing of the bridge, August 1798

Aspect

Perspective view of the bridge and entrance screen

Signed and dated

  • August 1798

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, pen and coloured washes, including raw sienna, blue and green, on laid paper (913 x 569)

Hand

Joseph Michael Gandy ARA (1771 - 1843), draughtsman

Watermark

J Whatman 1794

Level

Drawing

Exhibition history

Sir John Soane 1753-1837: An Exhibition of Drawings, Kenwood House, London, May - September 1956
Soane Revisited, Sir John Soane's Museum, London, March - August 1996
John Soane Architect: Master of Space and Light, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 11 September - 3 December 1999; Centro Palladio, Vicenza, April - August 2000; Hôtel de Rohan, Paris, January - April 2001; Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal, 16 May - 3 September 2001; Real Academia des Bellas Artes, Madrid, October - December 2001
Soane's Magician: The Tragic Genius of Joseph Michael Gandy, Sir John Soane's Museum, London, 31 March - 12 August 2006
Building a Dialogue: The Architect and the Client, Sir John Soane's Museum, London, 17 February - 9 May 2015

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