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Royal College of Surgeons, 41-42 (now 35-43) Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, Camden, London, 1805-12 (with James Lewis)
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Reference number
SM D5/7/4
Purpose
Royal College of Surgeons, 41-42 (now 35-43) Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, Camden, London, 1805-12 (with James Lewis)
Aspect
[65] Elevation with a Composite portico and six sculptured lions and Section shewing the relative Situation of the Floors in the two adjoining houses belonging to the Royal College of Surgeons in Lincoln's Inn Fields
Scale
¼ in to 1 ft
Inscribed
as above and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 1805-12
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia, blue, pink and raw umber washes, pencil, partly pricked for transfer on laid paper (430 x 575)
Hand
Dance
Watermark
D & C Blauw and fleur-de-lis in crowned cartouche and WR below
Notes
The party wall between the adjacent houses is shown and the floor heights differ by (in ascending order) 5 inches, 2 feet 8 inches, 3 feet 7 inches and 3 feet. Dance's design has a vertical emphasis with the attic hidden by a parapet modelled by pilasters above a pilastered second floor over the two-storey Composite portico. On the blocking course above the entablature are six sculptured seated lions. Each end of the building is emphasised by a three-storey pilaster. The capital has Ionic volutes above upright broad leaves. The details of doors and windows have not been drawn.
Level
Drawing
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