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[2] Second design for portico to west front, 1814
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Reference number
SM 34/4/1
Purpose
[2] Second design for portico to west front, 1814
Aspect
Elevation and part-plan of 5-bay portico - Design No 2,
Scale
to a scale (not given)
Inscribed
The Earl of Egremont (twice) , AA, note the ---- distance as A ---,
Signed and dated
- October 1814
10/14
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia washes, shaded, pricked for transfer on wove paper (570 x 840)
Hand
Soane office hand
Notes
As with the first design, the portico is five bays wide with three openings. The frieze is decorated by five pairs of wings that could be interpreted as symbols of protection. The order is a plain Doric with banded rustication.
Level
drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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