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6 St James's Square, Westminster, c.1816
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Reference number
SM D3/7/10
Purpose
6 St James's Square, Westminster, c.1816
Aspect
[3] Front elevation, not finished
Scale
1/7 in to 1 ft
Inscribed
Marquis of Bristol / 6 S. James' Square
Signed and dated
- c.1816
Medium and dimensions
Pen and sepia washes, within single ruled border, pricked for transfer on wove paper (395 x 280)
Hand
Dance
Notes
A pair of Diocletian windows replaces the square windows of the attic of [SM D3/7/9] and [SM D3/7/11] and the blank centre now has windows inserted at ground, first and second floor levels. The row of brackets supporting the balcony is carefully aligned so that larger, paired brackets relate to the pilasters and single, smaller ones to the window mullions, a more consistent solution than in [SM D3/7/11]. The emphasis is vertical with the horizontal rustication of the ground floor replaced by paired slim pilasters and upper storey with an attic order of four instead of two pilasters. The introduction of three windows in the formerly blank central area disrupts the balance of solid and void in the design.
Four pilasters with minimal Doric capitals front the first and second floors, having an entablature from which the architrave is omitted. In the frieze, four garlands with jaunty bows are placed each above a capital.
Four pilasters with minimal Doric capitals front the first and second floors, having an entablature from which the architrave is omitted. In the frieze, four garlands with jaunty bows are placed each above a capital.
Level
Drawing
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