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Reference number
SM D2/1/10
Purpose
Ashburnham Place, Sussex, 1813-14
Aspect
[14] (Design E) Plan of part porte-cochere and of E wall, elevations of E (principal) front and of side of porte-cochere, and perspective from NE of porte-cochere
Scale
1/8 in to 1 ft
Signed and dated
- 1813-14
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia, raw umber, blue and pink washes, shaded, pencil, within single and double ruled borders, partly pricked for transfer on wove paper (320 x 965)
Hand
Dance
Notes
The porte-cochere is close to Design D except that the Venetian crenellation has been replaced by a plinth for a larger coat of arms. However, Dance now shows each of the end three bays framed by polygonal turrets with gabled pinnacles that are similar to those of Design D. Sketched in are six slender turrets or pilasters against the five-bay centre behind which rises a dome, three-bays wide, that R. Head (The Indian Style, 1986, pp.36-7) describes as 'Indian' and Banmali Tandan (conversation 17 April 2000) considered 'Bengali' and mosque-like because of the way the dome emerges from a long, low, horizontal building. Compared with Design D, the parapet is higher and rough pencil indications of square hood-moulds are shown. Dance has pencilled in the pediment over the centre seen in Design D and the perspective shows this pediment fully drawn and washed.
REPRODUCED. R. Head, The Indian Style, 1986, fig.10.
REPRODUCED. R. Head, The Indian Style, 1986, fig.10.
Level
Drawing
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