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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 D5/7/16
Purpose
Royal College of Surgeons, 41-42 (now 35-43) Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, Camden, London, 1805-12 (with James Lewis)
Aspect
[72] Elevation/section and cross-section of five storeys with part-sections of portico
Scale
¼ to 1 ft
Inscribed
dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 1805-12
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pink, sepia, raw umber, yellow and blue washes, shaded, pencil, pricked for transfer on laid paper (550 x 850)
Hand
Dance
Watermark
D & C Blauw IV and D&CBxX in cartouche surmounted by fleur-de-lis
Notes
Window widths are here 4 feet 10 inches and (basement and attic) 3 feet 8 inches, which relates this drawing to [SM D5/7/5] though a few details differ. Drawing [SM D5/8/10] has measured dimensions of the ground floor openings of the north front, dated 15 August 1811, which gives the widths as 4 feet 10 inches and suggests that these drawings may be more or less as executed. Drawings [SM D5/7/8], [D5/7/14] and [SM D5/7/15] have window dimensions marked 4 feet 8 inches and 3 feet four inches.
Level
Drawing
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