[8] Copy of competition entry for women's prison, 1782 or later

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  - London: Battersea: unexecuted competition designs for a prison for 300 women and a prison for 600 men (with drawings by George Dance), 1781-1782 (13)

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Reference number

SM 13/1/14

Purpose

[8] Copy of competition entry for women's prison, 1782 or later

Aspect

THE ELEVATION NEXT THE THAMES and THE ELEVATION NEXT THE ROAD

Scale

Not given

Inscribed

Leve fit quod bene fertur onus [A heavy burden well carried becomes light] (competition motto)

Signed and dated

datable to 1782 or after

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia, warm sepia and green washes within triple ruled and wash border (474 x 690)

Hand

Robert Baldwin (fl.1762-c.1804)

Watermark

J Whatman, fleur-de-lis within crowned cartouche with W below

Notes

That this is a copy rather than an original competition design is shown by the scale which is not the 1/8 inch to 1 foot required by the competion conditions and also by the lack of a competition motto or drawing number. It appears to be in Baldwin's hand.

Literature

P. du Prey, John Soane: the making of an architect, 1982, chapter 10, 'The Competition for the first Howardian penitentiaries'

Level

Drawing

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