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Competition design for a public gallery awarded the Gold Medal of the Parma Academy in 1763, copies 1763, copies 1763-c.1765 and 1794 or later
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Reference number
SM D4/11/7
Purpose
Competition design for a public gallery awarded the Gold Medal of the Parma Academy in 1763, copies 1763, copies 1763-c.1765 and 1794 or later
Aspect
[7] Part-plan with details of floors
Scale
1/12 in to 1 ft
Inscribed
(Dance) Copy of / (Meyer) Part of the Plan of a Design for An Academy of Arts made by George Dance Archt 1763
Signed and dated
- 1763
Medium and dimensions
Pen and sepia wash, pencil pricked for transfer on wove paper (630 x 960)
Hand
Soane office (Meyer), Dance
Watermark
Whatman
Notes
The part-plan shows 16 bays of the 21-bay block(s) and half of the cross-wing with details of floor decoration (not shown on previous drawings) including Greek fret, lozenge and circular motifs. The blank windows and niches shown on [SM D4/11/5] and omitted on [SM D4/11/3] are shown here.
Comparison with drawings of the Temple of Vesta at Tivoli [SM D3/1/12], [SM D3/1/11], [SM D3/1/13], [SM D3/1/10], [SM D3/1/8] suggest that this and the following copy drawing were made for Soane by a pupil in his office, Frederick Meyer.
Comparison with drawings of the Temple of Vesta at Tivoli [SM D3/1/12], [SM D3/1/11], [SM D3/1/13], [SM D3/1/10], [SM D3/1/8] suggest that this and the following copy drawing were made for Soane by a pupil in his office, Frederick Meyer.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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