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  • image SM 14/3/1

Reference number

SM 14/3/1

Purpose

[2] Presentation drawing showing an alternative design, 1791

Aspect

Perspective of a first design, showing a Corinthian colonnade at the front and a ground floor rusticated arcade at the side elevation, between three-bay projecting corner pavilions crowned by raised domes

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, pen and coloured washes, including sepia, black, blue and Payne's grey, within double-ruled and wash border on wove paper (1012 x 635)

Hand

Soane office

Notes

The building is on a regular rectangular plan with shouldered corners. This drawing, SM 14/3/2 and SM 14/3/3 show rusticated ground and first floors surmounted by a plain attic and a bracketed cornice. The corners of the building project and carry domes raised on drums, each drum ornamented with a royal coat of arms. The roof line is ornamented at bay intervals by pedestals supporting statues and trophies of theatre motifs. Two drawings show an arcade at the ground floor; SM 14/3/2 has colonnades.

Level

Drawing

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