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[11] Presentation drawing for alternative design of an aedicule framing a tablet over a sarcophagus, January 1816
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Reference number
SM 63/6/64
Purpose
[11] Presentation drawing for alternative design of an aedicule framing a tablet over a sarcophagus, January 1816
Aspect
Elevation; plan; and details of pediment
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/8 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
(pencil) vertical dimensions given, (Bailey) Sketch of a design for a Monument to the Viscount Bridport
Signed and dated
- (Bailey) Jany 1816
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen and wash on laid paper (366 x 522)
Hand
Soane office, and some titles added later by George Bailey (Soane Museum curator, 1837-60), inscriptions on versos by Robert Baldwin (fl.1762-c.1804)
Watermark
Phipps & Son 1809
Notes
This drawing shows design for a monument approximately 10 feet 4 inches high. It shows a sarcophagus that narrows towards its base and is supporting a seated lion at each end. It has an Ionic aedicule with a scrolled pediment, with rosettes and palm leaves on the tympanum. The fluted columns frame an inscribed tablet, and a panel with an outline of three shields.
Level
Drawing
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