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  • image SM 34/4/1

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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