Studies for vault and pilaster on lantern dome scheme

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
- Bank of England
  - Bank of England, City of London for the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, 1788-1834 (1352)
    - 1791-1801 Rebuilding of offices in the east wing and north-east extension (430)
      - Bank Stock Office, 1791-1793 (73)
        George Dance's studies, c. November 1791-February 1792 (16)

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Reference number

SM (72) volume 42/77

Purpose

Studies for vault and pilaster on lantern dome scheme

Aspect

72 Rough axonometric and section of vault, and detail of pilaster capital - a variant on drawing 71 and (verso, pencil) rough alternative detail of pilaster capital

Signed and dated

datable to December 1791

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on laid secretary paper with three fold marks (320 x 202)

Hand

George Dance (1741-1825)

Watermark

Britannia with spear, shield and olive branch in crowned roundel and bell below, and part of W

Notes

The rough design of the pilaster on the verso shows the capital with three small roundels. The pilaster on the verso is very close to the design of drawing 71. It shows the triple-fluting, as realised, and also a stylised anthemion design for the cap and a projecting cornice, which was not realised. The executed design was much simpler, reducing the capital to a continuous architrave with a Greek key moulding and omitting the cornice. This was unorthodox.
The drawings on the recto and verso of drawing 72 are not included in Daniel Abramson's catalogue of drawings for the Bank Stock Office. However, they are included in Jill Lever's Catalogue of the drawings of George Dance the Younger (1741-1825) ... from the collection of Sir John Soane's Museum, p. 354.

Level

Drawing

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