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[75] Survey, Court of Exchequer, 24 March 1823
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Reference number
SM Vol 48/39
Purpose
[75] Survey, Court of Exchequer, 24 March 1823
Aspect
Interior perspective of the main (first) floor of the Court of Exchequer looking west, with furnishings
Scale
to a rough scale
Inscribed
View of the Court of Exchequer / yellow (x 3) / green / white / 2 (x 2)
Signed and dated
- 24/03/1823
24th. March / 1823
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, wash, coloured washes including raw umber, burnt sienna, green and blue, on wove paper bound into volume (271 x 212)
Hand
Mee, Arthur Patrick (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 sheet has a curatorial annotation attributing this perspective to Arthur Mee.
The Day Book entry for 24 March 1823 notes that arthur Mee was Making Sketches of the old / Courts at Westminster.
The sheet has a curatorial annotation attributing this perspective to Arthur Mee.
Notes
A corresponding perspective view, taken from the north gallery of the Court, is shown in SM Vol 48/33. The perspective appears to be taken from the back of the tiered seating on the Court's eastern side, shown as a section in SM Vol 48/35. Both this and SM Vol 48/39 share recognisable features with the depiction in Joseph Ackerman's Microcosm of London, vol 1, plate between pp. 206 - 207.
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.
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