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Reference number

SM volume 59/109

Purpose

[16] Music room, perspective design 1808

Aspect

Interior perspective

Inscribed

Earl of Breadalbane / Taymouth Castle and View of the Music Room

Signed and dated

  • 00/00/1808
    1808

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia, mauve, green and yellow washes, multi-ruled and sepia wash border,on wove paper (340 x 425)

Hand

The office Day Book has an entry under 7 June 1808 - 'Lord Breadalbane / Copying internal Sketch / for fitting out of the Dining / Room / Edwards' which suggests Francis Edwards (1784-1857, improver July 1806-October 1810) as the draughtsman for this drawing - and probably the other perspectival drawings in this volume for Taymouth Castle.

Notes

A glimpse of trees gives some relief for another tall room.

Level

drawing

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

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