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[5] Working drawing for greenhouse
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Reference number
SM 8/3/4
Purpose
[5] Working drawing for greenhouse
Aspect
Elevation of Greenhouse
Scale
3/8 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as as above and William Astell Esqre
Signed and dated
- 00/04/1813
Lincolns Inn Fields / April 1813
Medium and dimensions
Pen, green, burnt Sienna, sepia and yellow washes with triple ruled and sepia wash border (500 x 695)
Hand
Soane Office, draughtsman
Soane office
Soane office
Notes
The greenhouse was to be sited on the left-hand side of the front elevation in front of 'part of the library' and 'part of the hall[. This relationshiip perhaps suggests that Astell was to take charge of it himself.
Level
drawing
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