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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George Dance office drawings: the drawings of George Dance the Elder and George Dance the Younger
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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) (226). Survey drawings, preliminary designs, design and working drawings

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Reference number

SM D5/4/25

Purpose

Royal College of Surgeons, 41-42 (now 35-43) Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, Camden, London, 1805-12 (with James Lewis)

Aspect

[106] Section of the whole Entablature and Section of Architrave full size / shewing one half of its thickness

Scale

Scale One inch to the Foot and FS

Inscribed

as above, Portico, Royal College of Surgeons, dimensions given and (verso, Dance) Royal College of Surgeons / Architrave of Portico full size Signed: GD Dated: Aug^st 1811

Signed and dated

1805-12

Medium and dimensions

Pen, raw umber and pink washes, pencil, partly pricked for transfer on laid paper (1025 x 665)

Hand

Dance

Watermark

D&C Blauw IV and D&CBxX in cartouche surmounted by fleur-de-lis

Notes

For the architrave, Dance uses five plain mouldings in ascending order: fillet, astragal, ovolo, cavetto and fillet. Together they measure 8 ¾ inches of the total height of 2 feet 11 inches.

Level

Drawing

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