Design for the Ante-Room and Royal Gallery, 15 August 1823

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  - London: Palace of Westminster: designs for alterations and additions, 1793-1828 (499)
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        Designs for a Royal Gallery and Committee Rooms, July-August 1823

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Reference number

SM 51/2/20

Purpose

Design for the Ante-Room and Royal Gallery, 15 August 1823

Aspect

Section through the Ante-Room and Royal Gallery looking west, part-plan of lantern and sketch alternative design for lantern by Soane

Scale

bar scale of 1/5 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

labelled: Design for the Ante-Room and Royal Gallery - House of Lords, York Landing (twice), Painted / Chamber, (in Soane's hand) ?Bell and dimensions given

Signed and dated

15 August 1823
L. I. Fields / August 15^th 1823

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia, pink, blue, olive green and burnt umber washes, shaded, pricked for transfer on thin wove paper with two modern repairs (554 x 685)

Hand

Soane Office

Notes

This design corresponds with the plan SM 51/2/12. The ante-room has elaborate door and window surrounds. The surround shown in this drawing is reminiscent of a triumphal arch and is topped with a heraldic sculpture. The gallery is divided into three bays. The first and third have shallow-domed or vaulted ceilings with the ceiling springing from Ionic columns. The central bay is topped with a large domed cupola with Corinthian columns. The cupola is shown in a part plan at the top of the drawing. In Soane's hand is another design for the cupola dated '16 Nov 1823' in which the dome is missing.

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