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[4] Record copy of design and of design as executed
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Reference number
SM 65/3/7
Purpose
[4] Record copy of design and of design as executed
Aspect
Plan, elevation and partly drawn (pencil) section of SM volume 41/70 verso with some (pencil) setting out lines for perspective
Scale
bar scale of 3/12 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
(frieze) SOLI / DEO / GLORIA
Signed and dated
- 12 August 1785 (see above)
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, raw umber, sepia and black washes, shaded within single ruled border on laid paper (558 x 441)
Hand
John Sanders (pupil, 1 September 1784-1790)
Watermark
J Whatman and fleur-de-lis above cartouche with bar and below, ornate W
Literature
M. Hudson, 'Soane's gratitude in stone', Country Life, 31 August 1978, pp. 592-3; P.du Prey, Sir John Soane, 1985, in series of 'Catalogues of architectural drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum', catalogue 70,71, p.45
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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