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Lansdowne House, Berkeley Square, Westminster, c.1788-94
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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
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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