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Reference number

SM volume 60/184

Purpose

[10] Imaginative reconstruction drawing of an intermediate design made by J.M.Gandy, 1798-1799

Aspect

Preparatory perspective after Soane's intermediate design with cinerary urns, Doric frieze, a higher drum to the dome and taller inscription tablet over the entablature, and set in a hilly landscape

Inscribed

(pen, George Bailey, curator 1837-60) Sketch of a Design for a Mausoleum

Signed and dated

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Medium and dimensions

Pencil, sepia washes, watercolour technique within wide sepia wash border on laid paper (360 x 519)

Hand

J.M.Gandy (1771-1843)

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

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