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  • image SM D3/3/3

Reference number

SM D3/3/3

Purpose

Lansdowne House, Berkeley Square, Westminster, c.1788-94

Aspect

[8] Front elevation of chimney-piece, as [SM D3/3/2] except that the pedestals are higher and bookshelves are not shown

Scale

1 and 2/10 in (or 12/10 in) to 1 ft

Inscribed

Signed: Geo: Dance Archt

Signed and dated

  • c.1788-94

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia, raw umber and crimson washes, shaded on laid paper laid down on (old) board with double-ruled border (410 x 465 on 490 x 585)

Hand

Dance

Notes

On the wall, either side of the chimney-piece, are incised lines ending in a Greek fret that 'Dance invented ... (though) Soane ... was responsible for its subsequent widespread use' (J. Summerson, 'Soane: the case-history of a personal style', Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects, 3rd series, LVIII, 1951, p.6).

Level

Drawing

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