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Design for an unidentified villa with compass-drawn rooms in a Classical style, 70 by 67 feet
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Reference number
SM D2/8/8
Purpose
Design for an unidentified villa with compass-drawn rooms in a Classical style, 70 by 67 feet
Aspect
[2] Plan of three-part drawing room
Scale
¼ in to 1 ft
Signed and dated
- c.1806
Medium and dimensions
Brown pen and light red wash, pencil, trace lines, pricked for transfer on laid paper (305 x 435)
Hand
Dance
Watermark
cartouche with bend surmounted by fleur-de-lis and W below
Notes
This corresponds to the previous drawing except in a few details. For example, an octagonal ceiling is indicated for the middle area of the three-part drawing room on [SM D2/8/6] but here, three circular ceilings, perhaps domed with circular lanterns, are shown.
Level
Drawing
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