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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 D4/1/19
Purpose
St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics, Old Street, Finsbury, Islington, London 1777, 1781-2 and c.1794-1811
Aspect
[20] Front (S) elevation without entrance
Scale
1/14 in to 1 ft
Inscribed
(on building) SAINT LUKES HOSPITAL FOR LUNATICS, BY VOLUNTARY SUBSRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS and ERECTED AND COMPLETED AD 17 [blank]
Signed and dated
- c.1794-1811
Medium and dimensions
Pen and sepia washes, pencil, shaded, within double-ruled border on laid paper (670 x 1000)
Hand
See note to [SM D4/1/16] and [SM D4/1/17]
Watermark
J Whatman 1811
Notes
The elevation shows the five-bay, five-storey end pavilion with the same types and arrangement of windows as the centre. The composition varies above the attic where instead of a pediment, the pavilions each have a balustrade that fronts an octagonal parapeted lantern that is 19 feet 6 inches at its widest point. The lantern lit all the floors through to the ground floor.
More finished than [SM D4/1/12], or any other of the drawings [SM D4/1/9], [SM D4/1/10], [SM D4/1/11], [SM D4/1/8], [SM D4/1/7], [SM D4/1/6], [SM D4/1/5], [SM D4/1/12], [SM D4/1/19], [SM D4/1/14], [SM D4/1/13], [SM D4/1/15], [SM D4/1/18], [SM D4/1/16], [SM D4/1/17], the design of the centre and wings does not vary except that the brick 'pilasters' of the second floor are slightly narrower than those below, a refinement not shown in the contract drawing [SM D4/2/4] nor in [SM D4/1/12]. The purpose of the drawing is not known but it may have been prepared for the engraver. There are two prints, in the collection of the Bank of England, that are similar but show only three floors. Neither is dated and one is signed 'Lodge' and the other 'Deeble'.
More finished than [SM D4/1/12], or any other of the drawings [SM D4/1/9], [SM D4/1/10], [SM D4/1/11], [SM D4/1/8], [SM D4/1/7], [SM D4/1/6], [SM D4/1/5], [SM D4/1/12], [SM D4/1/19], [SM D4/1/14], [SM D4/1/13], [SM D4/1/15], [SM D4/1/18], [SM D4/1/16], [SM D4/1/17], the design of the centre and wings does not vary except that the brick 'pilasters' of the second floor are slightly narrower than those below, a refinement not shown in the contract drawing [SM D4/2/4] nor in [SM D4/1/12]. The purpose of the drawing is not known but it may have been prepared for the engraver. There are two prints, in the collection of the Bank of England, that are similar but show only three floors. Neither is dated and one is signed 'Lodge' and the other 'Deeble'.
Level
Drawing
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