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Reference number

SM 28/6/13

Purpose

[18] Variant design for a five-bay house of three storeys with pavilion wings, perhaps made for publication, c. April to September 1788

Aspect

Elevation of the Entrance Front of Shottisham, Norfolk, the Seat of Robert Felllowes Esqre

Scale

bar scale of 1/7 inch to one foot

Inscribed

as above (by Bailey)

Signed and dated

  • c. April 1788 - c. September 1788
    datable to c. April - September 1788

Medium and dimensions

Pen, burnt Sienna, warm sepia and blue washes, shaded, one fold mark, on laid paper (441 x 651)

Hand

Possibly Sanders, John (1768--1826), draughtsman
? John Sanders (pupil 1 September 1784-90)

Watermark

J Whatman, fleur-de-lis within crowned cartouche, and below, an ornate W

Literature

E. Harris and N. Savage, British architectural books and writers 1556-1785, 1990, p.428

Level

Drawing

Exhibition history

Masterpieces: Art and East Anglia, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, 14 September 2013 - 24 February 2014

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