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[9] Imaginative reconstruction drawing of an early design made by J.M.Gandy, 1798-1799
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- Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
Reference number
SM volume 69/30
Purpose
[9] Imaginative reconstruction drawing of an early design made by J.M.Gandy, 1798-1799
Aspect
Preparatory perspective after Soane's early design except that the oculus is wider. Not fully drawn out, the city background includes St Paul's Cathedral.
Signed and dated
- (pencil, J.M.Gandy) Novr 1798
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper ( 231 x 370)
Hand
J.M.Gandy (1771-1843)
Watermark
Buttanshaw 1794
Notes
Gandy began working as an assistant in Soane's office in 1798 and left in 1801.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk