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[74] Survey, Court of Exchequer, 24 March 1823
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Reference number
SM Vol 48/37
Purpose
[74] Survey, Court of Exchequer, 24 March 1823
Aspect
Perspective of the main (first) floor and furnishings of the Court of Exchequer from the south-west, with furnishings
Scale
to a rough scale
Inscribed
Court of Exchequer
Signed and dated
- 24/03/1823
24th. March 1823.
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen, on wove paper bound in volume ( 272 x 211)
Hand
Arthur Patrick Mee (1802 - 1868), draughtsman
The Day Book entry for 24 March 1823 notes that Arthur Mee was Making sketches of the old / Courts at Westminster.
The Day Book entry for 24 March 1823 notes that Arthur Mee was Making sketches of the old / Courts at Westminster.
Notes
This viewpoint is taken from the floor of the Court of Exchequer and includes only the furnishings, with a suggestion of the adjacent arch in the south wall. A viewpoint from the north gallery is shown in SM Vol 48/33.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation.
This catalogue of Soane’s designs for the New Law Courts was generously funded by The Worshipful Company of Mercers and The Pilgrim Trust.
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk