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[45] Design for an altarpiece for St John’s, Bethnal Green, London, September-October 1827
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Reference number
SM 47/5/32
Purpose
[45] Design for an altarpiece for St John’s, Bethnal Green, London, September-October 1827
Aspect
Elevation and plan of an altarpiece for the church with a base with the communion table in front covered by a pink cloth; above are three panels divided by four columns, and above is a pediment, with acroteria and a winged dove with irradiation in the tympanum. Behind are the windows of the rear wall of the church. Beneath is a plan of the altarpiece with the position of the engaged columns and the communion table in front. Beneath the plan is a partially completed pencil sketch for a three-pediment altarpiece, following SM 47/5/31
Scale
bar scale of 23/4 inches to 5 feet
Inscribed
OUR FA / I / II / III / I BELIE and some measurements and calculations
Signed and dated
- September-October 1827
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen wash, coloured washes of brown, pink and yellow, on laid paper (491 x 301)
Hand
Probably Stephen Burchell (1806 - c.1843), draughtsman
The Soane Office Day Book records for 24-25 and 29 September and 2, 8-10 October, Burchell as working on the altarpiece for Bethnal Green Chapel
The Soane Office Day Book records for 24-25 and 29 September and 2, 8-10 October, Burchell as working on the altarpiece for Bethnal Green Chapel
Watermark
A Bend watermark
Notes
When compared with SM 45/7/31 and the legible letters it can be seen the panels start on the left side with the Lord’s Prayer, the numbers in the middle panel are for the Ten Commandments, and the right-hand side panel has the start of the Apostles' Creed.
Level
Drawing
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