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Variant design for a six-part villa in a Classical style 78 by 81 feet based on a design by an unidentified architect, c.1811-12
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Reference number
SM D2/8/35
Purpose
Variant design for a six-part villa in a Classical style 78 by 81 feet based on a design by an unidentified architect, c.1811-12
Aspect
[5] Front elevation
Scale
1/5 in to 1 ft approximately
Signed and dated
- c.1811-1812
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia, blue and burnt umber washes, shaded, pencil, partly pricked for transfer on laid paper (535 x 655)
Hand
Dance
Watermark
07 (countermark to D & C Blauw)
Notes
The elevation shows two storeys and three bays with a central, three storey hipped tower that lights the inner hall and gallery. The bowed centre is fronted by a porte-cochere and flanked by plain, square-headed tripartite windows that on the ground floor are under segmental relieving arches. Pencil additions include a balustraded parapet and a pedimented window architrave.
The effect is sombre and integrated with plain tripartite windows on ground and upper floors, three windows to the centre bow and to the lantern tower and a cornice with blocking course giving a unifying horizontal emphasis.
The effect is sombre and integrated with plain tripartite windows on ground and upper floors, three windows to the centre bow and to the lantern tower and a cornice with blocking course giving a unifying horizontal emphasis.
Level
Drawing
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