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[26] Staircase G H
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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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