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Reference number

SM 38/3/8

Purpose

[8] Survey of mouldings

Aspect

Details of Mouldings of his [Perceval's] House in Lincolns Inn Fields

Scale

bar scale of 1/4 inch to 1 inch

Inscribed

as above, The Honble S Perceval, labelled: Profile of Moldgs in / Centre Windows, Centre Window and dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • 22 October 1802
    Lincolns Inn Fields / Octr 22nd 1802

Medium and dimensions

Pen and sepia wash, pricked for transfer on laid paper with one fold mark (554 x 674)

Hand

William Edward Rolfe
Pupil November 1801 - 1804.

Notes

The console of the first-floor central window is less ornate than the consoles of the door surround (drawing [7]) but still incorporates acanthus leaves. The frieze appears from the shading to be pulvinated (convex or cushion-like). The voluted ends of the segmental pediment are linked by a swag.

Level

Drawing

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

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