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
- Country Houses (31)
  - 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 D1/4/1

Purpose

Stratton Park, Hampshire, 1803-07

Aspect

[159] Elevation and profile of cornice with acanthus motif

Scale

full size

Inscribed

Cornice full size in the Breakfast room Stratton and (verso, Dance) Stratton

Signed and dated

1803-07

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia and light red washes, pencil on laid paper (330 x 430)

Hand

Dance

Watermark

D&CBxX in cartouche surmounted by fleur-de-lis

Notes

For Dance, a feathery, upright acanthus is a favourite decoration for internal cornices and can be seen, for example, in Wesley's house (drawing room) in City Road, London. The version drawn here is elaborate with each leaf set in a round-arched frame.

Level

Drawing

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