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  • image SM D3/6/4

Reference number

SM D3/6/4

Purpose

10 St James's Square, Westminster, c.1814

Aspect

[4] Section of dome, drum, wall and skirting showing the scheme of painted decoration

Scale

½ in to 1 ft

Inscribed

vertical dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • 1807-08

Medium and dimensions

Pen, Indian red, raw umber, blue, yellow washes, watercolour technique, pencil on laid paper (450 x 310)

Hand

Dance

Watermark

D & C Blauw IV

Notes

The height from the floor to the underside of the lantern is 28 feet 3¾ inches and the width is 19 feet at floor level. The colour scheme consists of two tones of Indian red to the walls and drum with pale blue panels on the drum and dome, framed by buff (raw umber) and yellow borders, and containing painted decoration in a Pompeian manner, for example, tassas with fruit and birds, and (faintly sketched) dancing nymphs. The segmental panels of the dome are separated by a painted trail of leaves and berries, and gilding is suggested for mouldings. A double door in the centre has an alcove on either side. (See note on painted decoration in Appendix 1.)

Level

Drawing

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