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Reference number

SM 65/4/53

Purpose

[61] Final design for the Gallery

Aspect

Elevation of one of the Ends

Scale

¼ inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, Dulwich College, with dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • Lincolns Inn Fields April 1812

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia and rose pink washes, shaded, pricked for transfer on wove paper (477 x 680)

Hand

George Basevi (attribution by comparison of hands)

Notes

This drawing and SM 65/4/50 are the first drawings to clearly show what the ends of the Gallery look like. They show the two-storey almshouses in the end bays with double mullion windows in recessed arches, and flanked by panel pilasters. These windows were actually executed as blind windows, but were still set into recessed arches. SM 65/4/50 is a reduced copy of this drawing, and was probably drawn later as a record drawing of the design.

Literature

F. Nevola, Soane's favourite subject: the story of Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2000, pp. 74 & 187

Level

Drawing

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

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