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  • image SM D4/1/2

Reference number

SM D4/1/2

Purpose

St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics, Old Street, Finsbury, Islington, London, 1777, 1781-2 and c.1794-1811

Aspect

[4] Front elevation, not finished

Scale

1/14 in to 1 ft

Signed and dated

  • 1777, 1781-2 c.1794-1811

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia wash, pencil on laid paper (295 x 930)

Hand

Peacock?

Notes

This is close to [SM D4/4/1] except that, for instance, the design of the drums differs, the entrance is triple instead of single, and for greater privacy and security, the long semicircular-headed windows are now blind (as in the executed design) with lunette openings at the top.

Level

Drawing

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