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[2] Copy of a Thomas Hardwick measured drawing
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Reference number
SM 45/3/42
Purpose
[2] Copy of a Thomas Hardwick measured drawing
Aspect
Plan at level of the capitals of the portico (copy of Thomas Hardwick's drawing)
Scale
bar scale of 1/9 in to 1 ft
Medium and dimensions
Pen and sepia wash, pencil within double ruled border on laid paper (987 x 633)
Hand
Soane
Watermark
J Honig & Zoonen and beehive within cartouche
Notes
This plan is a copy of a Thomas Hardwick's drawing. The RIBA Drawings Collection holds Hardwick's drawings of the Pantheon (SA26/7 and SA69/2(1-8).
The Pantheon was, and is, for architects, the key building of ancient Rome. First built in 25BC by Marcus Vispanis Agrippa, it was rebuilt on a circular plan (the portico with its inscription being re-used) by Hadrian in A.D.120-5. And consecrated as a church in 608.
The Pantheon was, and is, for architects, the key building of ancient Rome. First built in 25BC by Marcus Vispanis Agrippa, it was rebuilt on a circular plan (the portico with its inscription being re-used) by Hadrian in A.D.120-5. And consecrated as a church in 608.
Literature
P.du Prey, 'Soane and Hardwick in Rome: a Neo-Classical partnership', Architectural History, Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain, XV, 1972, pp.64-5
P.du Prey, (J.Lever editor), Catalogue of the Drawings Collection of the Royal Institute of British Architects, volume G-K, 1973, p.922
P.du Prey, John Soane's architectural education 1753-80, 1977, pp.117-9
P.du Prey, (J.Lever editor), Catalogue of the Drawings Collection of the Royal Institute of British Architects, volume G-K, 1973, p.922
P.du Prey, John Soane's architectural education 1753-80, 1977, pp.117-9
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