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Reference number

SM volume 60/114

Purpose

[137] Presentation drawing for entrance hall in a Gothic style, interior perspective, 25 January 1798

Aspect

Interior perspective

Inscribed

(upper case) View of the intended entrance / at Bentley Priory, The Marquiss of Abercorn

Signed and dated

  • 25 January 1798
    Lin. Inn Fields Jan: 25 1798

Medium and dimensions

pencil, pen and coloured washes including cream, grey and sepia, within triple-ruled and black wash border on laid paper (331 x 495)

Hand

Seward, Henry Hake (1778--1848), draughtsman
Henry Hake Seward (1778-1848, pupil and assistant 1794-1808) and Soane
SOANE, Sir John (1754--1837), architect
(136-137) Henry Hake Seward (1778-1848, pupil and assistant 1794-1808) and Soane

Watermark

J Whatman 1794

Level

Drawing

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