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Francesco Panini (fl.1772): Lansdowne House, Berkeley Square, Westminster, 1772
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Drawing. SM 68/5/1. ©Sir John Soane's Museum, London. Photo: Ardon Bar-Hama
Reference number
SM 68/5/1
Purpose
Francesco Panini (fl.1772): Lansdowne House, Berkeley Square, Westminster, 1772
Aspect
[1] Ceiling plan and wall elevation
Scale
Piedi 120: di Londra - 1/6 in to 1 ft approximately
Inscribed
(pencil, Dance) Section of a Room [the rest is illegible]
Signed: Fran.Panini inv.
Signed and dated
- 1772
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia wash, pink, yellow, green earth and small touches of other colour washes, shading, within single ruled border on laid paper (430 x 485)
Hand
Panini
Notes
The ceiling is divided into three compartments and has a deep cove with panels for paintings and bas-reliefs; in between the panels are seated naked figures in the style of Michaelangelo holding festoons. The wall elevation has pilasters with Corinthian capitals and more painted and bas-relief panels as well as eight niches for Antique statues and six pedestals for busts. In the centre is a chimney-piece with the fragments from Hadrian's Villa that was incorporated in Dance's executed scheme.
The opposite (window) elevation is in the Victoria & Albert Museum, Prints & Drawings Department, 9081.
The opposite (window) elevation is in the Victoria & Albert Museum, Prints & Drawings Department, 9081.
Level
Drawing
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