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Design for an unidentified country house, c.1771?
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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.
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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