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Reference number

SM D2/8/25

Purpose

Design for an unidentified country house, c.1771?

Aspect

[2] Elevation of South Front flanked by treillage

Scale

to a scale 1/8 in to 1 ft

Inscribed

as above

Signed and dated

  • c.1771?

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil, sepia, raw umber, green earth, blue and scarlet washes, watercolour technique, shaded, within single ruled and sepia wash border on wove paper (275 x 1305)

Hand

Dance

Notes

The south front has a three-storey five-bay centre fronted by a double-height Corinthian loggia of four columns with antæ; above the entablature are four urns holding carved flowers and fruit. The loggia is flanked by two-storey, three-bay bows.

North and south fronts correspond to each other and the silhouette of the screen wall can be seen in the background of this drawing. Either side of the south or garden front of the house are treillage plant houses with a scalloped trim, each about 80 feet long and set back.

Level

Drawing

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