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[14] Design for north (side) elevation
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Reference number
SM 2/8/8
Purpose
[14] Design for north (side) elevation
Aspect
End front
Scale
bar scale of ¼ inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as above, No 8, Robert Dennistoun and a few dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 24/12/1798
Copy Decr 24 1798
Medium and dimensions
Pen and sepia wash, pricked for transfer on wove paper (484 x 622)
Hand
Henry Hake Seward (1778 - 1848)
Pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808. Entry in Soane office Day Book for date.
Pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808. Entry in Soane office Day Book for date.
Notes
The side elevation to the north has only four narrow windows: two to the children's bedroom in the attic and two to a dressing room on the first floor. The elevation is crowned by a large panel marked 6':6" high and is about twenty feet long and pierced by the two upper windows.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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