Stratton Park, Hampshire, 1803-07

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George Dance office drawings: the drawings of George Dance the Elder and George Dance the Younger
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  - Stratton Park, Hampshire, 1803-07 (186). Survey drawings, preliminary designs, presentation design not as executed, revised design and working drawings for reconstruction for Sir Francis Baring Bart

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Reference number

SM D1/3/11

Purpose

Stratton Park, Hampshire, 1803-07

Aspect

[136] N/S section showing the decoration of the W wall, full size detail of an acanthus and lily bracket ornament between architrave and cornice and rough details of alternative bracket ornament

Scale

½ in to 1 ft and full size

Inscribed

NB The figures are right but the / whole height of room is drawn / 2 In^s too much (crossed out) high, (Carter, pencil) Glass, dimensions given and (verso, Dance) Section of Library / & / Sketch of one of the caps / of small pilasters at large / Stratton

Signed and dated

1803-07

Medium and dimensions

Pen, raw umber, green earth and light red washes, pencil on wove paper (580 x 855)

Hand

Dance

Watermark

J Whatman

Notes

The figures (lightly brushed with raw umber and green earth washes) on dark brown panels are in a Pompeian style. The subjects are, for example, birds eating fruit out of a tassa and single nymphs in floating dresses bearing gifts. (See the note on painted decoration in Appendix 1.)

Level

Drawing

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