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Drawing. SM 78/6/3 verso. ©Sir John Soane's Museum, London. Photo: Ardon Bar-Hama
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Reference number

SM 78/6/3 verso

Purpose

[2] Preliminary designs for the ground plan of Anniston House and office court

Aspect

Two sketch plans of a house with attached office court to one side

Scale

not to scale

Inscribed

Room titles given [mostly illegible]

Signed and dated

  • 1784
    Datable to 1784, based on dating of the dated drawing on the recto

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on laid paper (571x479)

Hand

Playfair, James (1755--1794) - Art collections

Notes

These sketches explore the H-plan version of the house plan shown on the recto [1] and the arrangement of the adjoining offices.

Level

Drawing

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