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François-Joseph Bélanger (1744-1818): Lansdowne House, Berkeley Square, Westminster, 1779
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Drawing. SM 68/5/3. ©Sir John Soane's Museum, London. Photo: Ardon Bar-Hama
Reference number
SM 68/5/4
Purpose
François-Joseph Bélanger (1744-1818): Lansdowne House, Berkeley Square, Westminster, 1779
Aspect
[3] Section through semi-domical ceilng and conical lantern
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
Coupe du Plafond de la Ligne SS dans le cas ou l'on voudroit eclairer les Sallons par en haut
Signed and dated
- 1779
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia, pink, raw umber and light blue washes, shaded, multi-ruled border with gold, Prussian blue and black washes (see note to [SM 68/5/6]) on thick wove paper (290 x 400)
Hand
Bélanger
Notes
Bélanger offers an alternative method of lighting the end rooms (which in [SM 68/5/5] were lit by fanlight-like lunettes over a door) with top-lighting in the form of a metal and glass conical lantern similar to that shown on [SM 68/5/6].
Level
Drawing
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