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[7] Design for front by Soane
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Reference number
SM 3/1/2
Purpose
[7] Design for front by Soane
Aspect
Sketch design for the front elevation
Scale
bar scale of 1/4 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
J.King Esqre, AAAA, A. These pilasters / project before / the Wall 1½ inches
Signed and dated
- 00/02/1805
Feb.5.!805
Medium and dimensions
Brown pen over pencil, on laid paper (340 x 560)
Hand
Sir John Soane RA (1753 - 1837)
Notes
Here, Soane draws with a pen and his usual brown ink over his ruled pencil outline. Not surprisingly, the design improves on the perspective made by an office hand four days before (see drawing [1]). The pilasters (marked with an 'A') are now shown as sunk (that is, sunk and framed), the ground floor windows have a solid arched head decorated with a ribbon motif and the entrance has done away with columns and has shallow steps and front door with a fanlight. Less restrained are the ornaments above the eaves - a pair of urns either side of a decorative tablet that partly conceals the chimneys.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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