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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George Dance office drawings: the drawings of George Dance the Elder and George Dance the Younger
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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 (13)

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Reference number

SM D2/8/40

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

[10] Ground floor plan of house and office wing, preliminary elevation and faint rough perspective and elevation of house

Scale

1/8 in to 1 ft

Signed and dated

c.1811-12

Medium and dimensions

Pen and pink wash, pencil, pricked for transfer on laid paper (665 x 1020)

Hand

Dance

Watermark

D & C Blauw IV and D&CBxX in cartouche surmounted by fleur-de-lis

Notes

Design D is drawn to a scale of one eighth of an inch to a foot, whereas the previous drawings (like the anonymous design) are drawn to a larger scale of one fifth of an inch to a foot. A porte-cochere is fully drawn out on plan. Both elevations have tripartite windows. A faintly drawn preliminary elevation shows a lantern tower and alternative window designs.

Level

Drawing

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