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Combe Bank, near Sundridge, Kent, c.1813
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Reference number
SM D2/11/18
Purpose
Combe Bank, near Sundridge, Kent, c.1813
Aspect
[4] Section from South to North
Scale
1/10 in to 1 ft approximately
Inscribed
as above, NB the Red figures are all / taken from Vitruvius / Britannicus, NB the black figures are all / taken from the engraved Plans, NB all this part is / drawn to a Scale nearly / (1 inch = 10 feet), NB This Cornice / must be shifted / higher on this / Sketch / vide figures and vertical dimensions given (black and red pen)
Signed and dated
- c.1813
Medium and dimensions
Black and red pen, yellow and pink washes, pencil on thin wove paper (239 x 370)
Hand
Dance
Watermark
C Cripps 1805
Notes
Dance's note suggests that he had not visited Combe Bank and was working from Vitruvius Britannicus as well as Basire's engraved plans in order to reconstruct this section.
Level
Drawing
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