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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 D5/7/2
Purpose
Royal College of Surgeons, 41-42 (now 35-43) Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, Camden, London, 1805-12 (with James Lewis)
Aspect
[68] Elevation of front with attic storey partly concealed by a parapet and with Ionic portico and sculptured arms and urns above the entablature
Scale
¼ in to 1 ft
Inscribed
QUÆ PROSVNT OMNIBVS ARTES (in frieze, sanserif lettering, 'These Arts Benefit All')
Signed and dated
- 1805-12
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia, raw sienna, grey and green earth washes, shaded, pencil on wove paper stuck down on (old) back board (455 x 620 on 465 x 635)
Hand
Lewis, Dance
Notes
The parapet with pedestals crowning the cornice of the portico is now taller and more emphatic. Since the drawing is presumed to have been made by Lewis, it must be his contribution and was retained in the following elevations. Though Dance sought to lighten it with balustrades ([SM D3/13/9] and [SM D5/7/5]), the substantial parapet became part of the executed design. The urns on the pedestals of the parapet were added (in pencil) by Dance. The windows to the ground and first floor have semicircular heads as do the doors. Differently worded frieze inscriptions appear on other drawings, all employing capitals with serifs. Here, Dance experiments with sanserif lettering and, with a green wash, implies that this was to be executed in metal.
REPRODUCED. C. Yanni, Nature's museums: Victorian science and the architecture of display, 1999, fig. 2.13.
REPRODUCED. C. Yanni, Nature's museums: Victorian science and the architecture of display, 1999, fig. 2.13.
Level
Drawing
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