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Lansdowne House, Berkeley Square, Westminster, c.1788-94
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Reference number
SM D3/3/2
Purpose
Lansdowne House, Berkeley Square, Westminster, c.1788-94
Aspect
[7] Front elevation with two sculpted figures or stelæ and flanking bookcases in seven tiers, and side-elevation of sculpted figure and bust of Minerva
Scale
to a scale
Signed and dated
- c.1788-94
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, sepia, burnt umber, Indian red, burnt sienna and (books) coloured washes, shaded on laid paper (330 x 505)
Hand
Dance
Watermark
J. Whatman (cut)
Notes
Of the three chimney-piece drawings, only this one shows the batter to the inside of the jambs that give a pylon-like form.
REPRODUCED. D. Stillman, 'The Gallery for Lansdowne House', Art Bulletin, LII, 1970, pp.75-80, fig.14; Soane: Connoisseur & collector, catalogue of an exhibition at the Soane Museum, 1995, fig.33; J. Hardy, 'The Homeric bas-relief at Lansdowne House', Christie's International Magazine, June/July 1995, p.72; I. C. Bristow, Architectural colour in British interiors 1615-1840, 1996, fig.175.
REPRODUCED. D. Stillman, 'The Gallery for Lansdowne House', Art Bulletin, LII, 1970, pp.75-80, fig.14; Soane: Connoisseur & collector, catalogue of an exhibition at the Soane Museum, 1995, fig.33; J. Hardy, 'The Homeric bas-relief at Lansdowne House', Christie's International Magazine, June/July 1995, p.72; I. C. Bristow, Architectural colour in British interiors 1615-1840, 1996, fig.175.
Level
Drawing
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