[3] Record drawing

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
- Soane's architectural education: Royal Academy and Italy including measured drawings: 1770-1780
  - Soane's architectural education including theoretical designs made for the Royal Academy Schools and for exhibition at the Royal Academy, 1770-80, and in Italy, 1778-80
    - Design for an 'Academy of Arts' exhibited at the Royal Academy, 1776, and copies 1795-1796 (4)

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Reference number

SM volume 66/30

Purpose

[3] Record drawing

Aspect

Copy of SM 45/1/17

Scale

bar scale of 1/6 in to 1 ft; bar scale of 1/8 in to 1 ft; bar scale of 1/12 in to 1 ft

Inscribed

as SM 45/1/17

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, pen and light red wash on laid paper (495 x 702)

Hand

David Laing

Watermark

Edmeades & Pine 1794

Notes

This copy of the plan was made by David Laing (1774-1856), a pupil in Soane's office (articled 8 January 1790). (On Laing and Smirke see H.Colvin, Biographical dictionary of British architects, 1600-1840, 3rd ed. 1995).

Jill Lever, September 2005

Literature

P. du Prey, John Soane’s architectural education 1753-80, 1977, pp.75-6
P. du Prey, John Soane: the making of an architect, 1982, pp.57-9
P. du Prey, Sir John Soane, 1985, in series of 'Catalogues of architectural drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum', catalogue 7-8 (further copies)

Level

Drawing

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

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