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Reference number

SM 47/2/71

Purpose

[22] Design for the coffering in the dome

Aspect

Detail of Part of the Dome over the Altar in the Chapel at Wardour Castle

Scale

1/4 of the [full] size

Inscribed

as above, The Right Honble Lord Arundell

Signed and dated

  • 22 December 1789
    Decr 22d 1789

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, pen and wash on laid paper (679 x 539)

Hand

attributed to John McDonnell (pupil 1786-91)

Notes

The drawings for the coffering show rosettes of varying designs. As in SM 47/2/69, each rosette is surrounded by a ring of fluting and egg and dart moulding. SM 47/2/70 shows a working drawing for one rosette; its design does not corrrespond to any of the three shown on this drawing.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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