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View of one of the principal approaches to the new House of Lords, designed 1794
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Joseph Michael Gandy ARA (1771 - 1843)
View of one of the principal approaches to the new House of Lords, designed 1794
Watercolour on paper
Inscription: PART OF THE PROPOSED DESIGN FOR THE NEW HOUSE OF LORDS / THIS VIEW WAS MADE FROM THE DRAWINGS DESIGNED IN OBEDIENCE TO AN ORDER OF A COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE / OF LORDS AND OFFICIALLY SUBMITTED TO AND HONORED WITH THE APPROBATION OF HIS MAJESTY ' AS WESTMINSTER ABBEY IS ALREADY CROWDED WITH SCULPTURE IT WAS SUBMITTED THAT THIS ROOM OF CXX FEET IN LENGTH AND XL FEET IN / BREADTH TOGETHER WITH AN ADJOINING ROOM OF LARGE DIMENSIONS - THE IMMEDIATE ENTRANCE TO THE HOUSE OF LORDS - AS ALSO THE DORIC HALL OF PUBLIC ENTRANCE - / THE CORRIDOR OF COMMUNICATION NEARLY CCL FEET IN LENGTH - THE ROBING ROOM OF HIS MAJESTY - THE GREAT COMMITTEE ROOM - AND THE OTHER PRINCIPAL ROOMS / AND AVENUES - SHOULD BE DECORATED FROM TIME TO TIME WITH STATUES AND BUSTS OF ILLUSTRIOUS MEN AND ALSO WITH / BASSO RELIEVOS INSCRIPTIONS AND PAINTINGS DESCRIPTIVE OF THEIR GREAT ACTIONS AND PUBLIC VIRTUES THEREBY FORMING / A PUBLIC DEPOT OF THE ARTS CALCULATED TO CALL FORTH THE GENIUS, ENERGY AND EXERTIONS OF THE PAINTER AND SCULPTOR· [across the top]
Inscription: John Soane Archt 1808 [signature on the left directly beneath the inscription and above the drawing]
Museum number: P284
Not on display
Curatorial note
Soane office, London, Palace of Westminster, House of Lords, design made in 1794 for one of the principal approaches: perspective.
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