[26] Variant design for vestibule with paired columns in north and south recesses and four columns in the east arm, showing alternative designs for the adjacent loggia, 24 April 1803

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Reference number

SM volume 73/58

Purpose

[26] Variant design for vestibule with paired columns in north and south recesses and four columns in the east arm, showing alternative designs for the adjacent loggia, 24 April 1803

Aspect

Ground floor plan and rough part-elevation of loggia with Ionic columns

Scale

bar scale

Inscribed

numbers 1 to 13 on risers, and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

L.I.F. April 24 1803

Hand

Soane office and Soane

Notes

This drawing and SM volume 73/59 introduce an extended stair from Princes Street to the interior of the Vestibule. The stair on the east side of the Vestibule is designed so as to mirror the west side of the hall. Alterations to the drawing shown here advise enlarging the diameter of the column base by about 2 inches, to 2 feet 6 inches. In earlier drawings the diameters are a little over 2 feet 4 inches. SM volume 73/59 includes the larger columns. Variant designs for the loggia are shown both in plan and elevation in the drawing. It has a screen of Ionic columns of larger diameter than those in SM volume 73/59.

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Drawing

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