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  • image SM volume 81/23

Reference number

SM volume 81/23

Purpose

[100] Progress drawing, August 1812

Aspect

Interior perspective of Mausoleum under construction with pupil drawing

Signed and dated

  • datable to August 1812

Medium and dimensions

Pencil and coloured washes, watercolour technique, shaded on laid paper (235 x 165)

Hand

Soane office

Watermark

not visible

Notes

Pupils worked in pairs on site and thus the appearance of one of Soane's pupils drawn by another as seen in this drawing. This view appears to have been taken from the burial chamber of the Mausoleum through to the antechamber and thence to the Gallery behind. The dome of the Mausoleum antechamber is now plastered. William Rothwell had plastered the dome in July and the ornamental plasterwork was to be executed by J and J Bayley, who were paid a total of £390.8.5 for their work.

Literature

C. Davies, 'Masters of building: the first independent purpose-built picture gallery: Dulwich Picture Gallery', Architect's Journal, April 1984, pp. 55 & 65
F. Nevola, Soane's favourite subject: the story of Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2000, pp. 106 & 19
M. Richardson & M. Stevens (ed.), John Soane architect: master of space and light, Royal Academy of Arts, 1999, pp. 182-183
F. Sands, Fanciful Figures: people in architectural drawings, 2024, p. 45

Level

Drawing

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