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[467] Comparative design, New Law Courts, c September 1826
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Reference number
SM 53/8/28
Purpose
[467] Comparative design, New Law Courts, c September 1826
Aspect
Elevation and plan of the north façade of the Court of King's Bench looking south (indiacted in wash), with variant Gothic scheme, not as executed, contrasted with Palladian scheme (in wash) with curved corners and offices facing New Palace Yard reinstated, unexecuted
Scale
bar scale of 1/10 inch to 1 foot
Signed and dated
- c 09/1826
dated in accordance with SM 53/8/21
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, wash, coloured washes including raw umber and sepia, pen, on laid paper (405 x 285)
Hand
Probably Charles James Richardson (1806 - 1871), draughtsman
probably in the same hand as SM 53/8/21
probably in the same hand as SM 53/8/21
Watermark
W Weatherley / 1822
Notes
The same right-hand Palladian scheme is shown in elevation in SM 53/8/21. The left-hand Gothic scheme is a variant of that in SM 53/8/27; as here the window and hood mouldings are simplified.
Level
Drawing
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