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Reference number

SM 79/1/4

Purpose

[42] Design for a small bridge, Design No I, 13 April 1797

Aspect

Plan and elevation of Design No I set in a landscape

Scale

scale bar of ¼ inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, Rene Payne Esqr and dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • 13 April 1797
    Lincolns Inn Fields April 13th 1797

Medium and dimensions

Pen and coloured washes, pricked for transfer with quadruple ruled, black and warm sepia washed border on laid paper (533 x 369)

Hand

Soane Office, draughtsman
Soane office

Watermark

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

Level

Drawing

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