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 D5/5/8

Purpose

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

Aspect

[214] Plan of lantern (24 by 16 ft), dome and roof showing the framing

Scale

¼ in to 1 ft

Inscribed

dimensions given and (verso, Dance) Royal College of Surgeons / Plan of Timbers of Roof / of Theatre

Signed and dated

1805-12

Medium and dimensions

Black and red pen, pink, yellow, raw umber and sepia washes, pencil, pricked for transfer on laid paper (420 x 650)

Hand

Dance

Verso

Perspective of timber fixing detail Pencil

Watermark

D & C Blauw IV

Notes

Partly drawn over the radiating ribs of the dome (not supported by corbels) are two circular beams. The stair in the southwest corner is lit by a 5 feet circular skylight.

Level

Drawing

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