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Reference number

SM D1/11/24

Purpose

Coleorton, Leicestershire, 1802-08

Aspect

[51] Elevation of two-storey five-bay E front and part-section

Scale

¼ in to 1 ft

Inscribed

East Front of Coleorton Hall, dimensions given and (against the two central polygonal turrets) Turret not executed, Perforated Parapet not executed, (against centre windows) Blank / window (twice) and (verso, Dance) Coleorton / East Front / Elevation

Signed and dated

  • 1802-08

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia, burnt umber and pink washes, pencil on laid paper (435 x 565)

Hand

Dance

Watermark

D&CBxX in cartouche surmounted by fleur-de-lis

Notes

The Tudor-arched windows have been amended on the drawing to square-headed, and a sculptured coat of arms above the central windows pencilled in. The A, B, C, B, D, B, C, B, A composition of [SM D1/11/25] and [SM D1/11/26] is modified here so that the 12 feet 10½ inches centre (D) is interrupted by blank windows 5 feet wide which were later omitted. The drawing is more finished than [SM D1/11/25] and [SM D1/11/26]; the unexecuted parapet uses a quatrefoil motif and the cappings to the turrets vary.

Level

Drawing

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