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Reference number

SM 33/3/B45

Purpose

[26] Staircase G H

Aspect

Section on the Line G H, Plan of the Upper part of the Staircase to Gothic Library at Stowe

Scale

bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, The Marquis of Buckingham,Ante Room, Library, No2

Signed and dated

  • 15/03/1805
    Lincolns Inn Fields March 15th 1805

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia, blue and pink washes, shaded, pricked for transfer, with triple ruled and black wash border, on wove paper, with old repair (704 x 502)

Hand

The Soane office Day Books gives Seward and Malton as working on drawings for the Gothic library, that is Henry Hake Seward (1778-1848, pupil and assistant May 1794 - September 1808) and Charles Malton (1788-?, pupil and assistant February 1802 - December 1809)

Notes

The drawing inscribed G H shows a short flight and a longer one that follow on from E F.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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