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Design for the Dairy at Hammels
Inscription: .THE DAIRY. AT. HAMMELS. HERTS.
Museum number: P432
Curatorial note
This much darkened drawing was framed in Soane's day and hung in one of the attics at 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields. It is now unframed (59/10/4).
It is almost certainly Soane's 1783 Royal Academy exhibit no. 367 Design for a dairy. In the past drawing SM13/7/1 has been incorrectly identified as the exhibited view but there is no evidence to support that. This drawing, on the other hand, shows unmistakable signs of having been framed, has an inscription as would be appropriate/required for exhibition and has also been varnished - a cheap alternative to glass. This explains the appearance of the surface: to assist with reading the drawing both black and white and colour images are attached to this entry. (HD).
It is almost certainly Soane's 1783 Royal Academy exhibit no. 367 Design for a dairy. In the past drawing SM13/7/1 has been incorrectly identified as the exhibited view but there is no evidence to support that. This drawing, on the other hand, shows unmistakable signs of having been framed, has an inscription as would be appropriate/required for exhibition and has also been varnished - a cheap alternative to glass. This explains the appearance of the surface: to assist with reading the drawing both black and white and colour images are attached to this entry. (HD).
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: worksofart@soane.org.uk