[370] Record drawing, Court of King's Bench, c 18 November 1826

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Reference number

SM 53/8/46

Purpose

[370] Record drawing, Court of King's Bench, c 18 November 1826

Aspect

Elevation of the north wall of the Court of King's Bench, as part executed

Scale

line scale of ¹/₆ inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Elevation of a Design for part the West Front of the New Law Courts at Westminster / 1824 / Westminster Hall dimensions given

Signed and dated

c 18/11/1826
dated in accordance with SM 53/8/45

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, pen, Payne's grey wash, pricked for transfer on laid paper (589 x 473)

Hand

Attributed to George Wightwick (1802 - 1872), draughtsman
attributed in accordance with SM 53/8/45

Watermark

W Weatherley / 1822

Notes

The date in the inscription records when this proposal for the treatment of the façade was commenced and is not the date of the drawing itself. It is a companion piece to SM 53/8/45.

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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