[6] Design for ceiling and wall

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
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  - Stowe, Buckinghamshire: design for library for 1st Marquis of Buckingham, 1805-6 and later unexecuted designs (80)
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      - Designs for ceiling and walls of library

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Reference number

SM 33/3/B52

Purpose

[6] Design for ceiling and wall

Aspect

Plan of ceiling and elevation of window wall

Scale

bar scale of 1/8 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

The Marquiss of Buckingham, Design for Gothic Library &c at Stowe

Signed and dated

28/01/1805
Lincolns Inn Fields Jan^y28^th1805

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia, blue and pink washes, shaded (elevation) and pen and black wash (ceiling) with triple ruled and black wash border on wove paper with one old repair (472 x 680)

Hand

Charles Malton (1788-?, pupil February 1802 - December 1809)

Notes

The plasterwork of the rectangular library ceiling consists of a large circle surrounded by half, quarter and smaller circles, all ornamented with fanned 'leaves'.

Level

Drawing

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