[23] Record drawing showing an alternative design on a compact plan and with geometric staircase, March 1799

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
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  - Holwood House, Kent: (executed) two wings and (unexecuted) alterations and additions for the Right Hon. William Pitt, 1786, 1796-1799 (53)
    - Design drawing and record drawings showing an alternative design on a compact plan and with geometric staircase, and an alternative design that includes alterations to the existing building and introduces a bombé front, March 1799 (3)

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Reference number

SM 2/9/24

Purpose

[23] Record drawing showing an alternative design on a compact plan and with geometric staircase, March 1799

Aspect

Plan of the ground floor as in drawing 22

Scale

bar scale of 1/5 inch to 1 foot, approximately

Inscribed

(upper case) as above, Design for the proposed alterations and additions to Hollwood, No. 4, BLE, The Right Hon^bleWilliam Pitt, housekeeper's room, steward's room, servant's hall, arcade, passage, closet, anti room / for plate & glass / in common use, scullery, arcade, kitchen, eating room, library, corridor, servant's / powdering / room, lobby, the hall, study, anti-room / or / common eating room, the drawing room

Signed and dated

March 1799
March 1799

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pink, black and blue washes, pricked for transfer within triple-ruled and black wash border on wove paper (734 x 529)

Hand

Seward, Henry Hake (1778--1848), draughtsman
Henry Hake Seward (1778-1848, pupil and assistant 1794-1808)

Level

Drawing

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