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St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics, Old Street, Finsbury, Islington, London 1777, 1781-2 and c.1794-1811
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- George Dance office drawings: the drawings of George Dance the Elder and George Dance the Younger
Reference number
SM D4/1/12
Purpose
St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics, Old Street, Finsbury, Islington, London 1777, 1781-2 and c.1794-1811
Aspect
[19] Front (S) elevation, plan and elevations of arcaded portal and Doric Colonnade, part-side elevation, elevation of boundary wall and unfinished elevation for Ashburnam Place
Scale
1/14 in to 1 ft
Inscribed
dimensions given
Signed and dated
- c.1794-1811
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil within single ruled border on wove paper (640 x 980)
Hand
See note to [SM D4/1/16] and [SM D4/1/17]
Watermark
1794 J Whatman
Notes
This corresponds to the contract drawing of 1782 ([SM D4/2/4]) except that the portal and covered entrance and pavilion wings are included here.
In faint outline there is (in Dance's hand) an incomplete elevation for Ashburnam Place, Sussex, pricked through, that relates to a drawing showing comparative sizes of some of Dance's buildings, 1813 or after. It suggests that St Luke's drawing was made at or after this date and post-dates the watermark date of 1794 by about 19 years.
In faint outline there is (in Dance's hand) an incomplete elevation for Ashburnam Place, Sussex, pricked through, that relates to a drawing showing comparative sizes of some of Dance's buildings, 1813 or after. It suggests that St Luke's drawing was made at or after this date and post-dates the watermark date of 1794 by about 19 years.
Level
Drawing
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