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[317] Duplicate record drawing, Court of King's Bench, September 1826
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Reference number
SM Vol 61/49
Purpose
[317] Duplicate record drawing, Court of King's Bench, September 1826
Aspect
Interior perspective of the main (ground) floor of the Court of King's Bench looking west towards the tribunal, as executed
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
View of the Court of King's Bench / looking towards the Tribunal. / (as Designed)
Signed and dated
- 01/09/1826 - 30/09/1826
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Medium and dimensions
Pencil, coloured washes including sepia and crimson, within a single ruled border on laid paper (451 x 277) mounted on buff sugar paper bound in volume (534 x 340)
Hand
Probably Joseph Michael Gandy ARA (1771 - 1843), draughtsman
Notes
As with SM Vol. 61/48, the arches of the upper level are shown back-hung with scarlet curtaining to match the upholstery of the tribunal. Artefixes are shown beneath the skylight windows; these are omitted in SM Vol 61/49.
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