Record drawing of a four-columned portico in antis between paired columns projecting at an oblique angle to the main face, 3 November 1804

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- Bank of England
  - Bank of England, City of London for the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, 1788-1834 (1352)
    - 1799-1810 Expansions north-west and rebuilding of existing offices (487)
      - Tivoli Corner 1803-1805 (61)

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Reference number

SM (36) 12/1/6

Purpose

Record drawing of a four-columned portico in antis between paired columns projecting at an oblique angle to the main face, 3 November 1804

Aspect

36 Perspective looking east

Inscribed

View of a design for the North West Angle of the Bank of England

Signed and dated

Nov^r 3. 1804

Hand

Soane office

Notes

As in drawings 33 to 35, the corner consists of a portico in antis with splayed ends.The tiered attic is surmounted by a domed cap with an Ionic finial; urns stand on each corner of both tiers. A frieze of ox-heads and garlands decorates the frieze. A railing encloses the space between the pedestals of the socle, encircling the corner in a segmental curve.

Level

Drawing

Exhibition history

Das fünfte Element - Geld oder Kunst, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, 28 January - 14 May 2000

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