[9] Presentation drawing of design No I, Bedchamber Floor, February 1789

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
- Country houses, etc.
  - Bentley Priory, Harrow, London: (executed) two additions, outbuildings and an entrance hall addition for John James Hamilton, later 9th Earl, 1st Marquess of Abercorn, 1788-1799, 1805 (178)
    - Presentation drawings of designs No I, II and III February 1789 (8)

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Reference number

SM 30/2/6

Purpose

[9] Presentation drawing of design No I, Bedchamber Floor, February 1789

Aspect

Plan of the Bedchamber Floor

Scale

bar scale of 3/20 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

(upper case) as above, with the proposed alterations and additions, Bentley Priory / Design N^oI, The Hon^ble John James Hamilton, (Soane) 10 feet 3½ high, and plan labelled (Soane): Chamber / 9.6 by 13', Chamber / 19 feet by 16'6", Closet, Dressing Room / 14'6" by 13'9, Passage, Chamber / 20 feet by 10', closet, closet, Dressing room / 9'6" by 18', Closet, Closet, Corridor, 3'9"

Signed and dated

February 1789
Welbeck Street February MDCCLXXXIX

Medium and dimensions

pen and grey, black, pink and blue washes, within triple-ruled and wash border on laid paper (712 x 496)

Hand

Attributed to Sanders, John (1768--1826) - Library - Catalogs, draughtsman
attributed to John Sanders (1768 -, pupil 1784-90) and Thomas Chawner (1774-1851, pupil 1788-94)
Attributed to Thomas Chawner (1774 - 1851), draughtsman
attributed to John Sanders (1768 -, pupil 1784-90) and Thomas Chawner (1774-1851, pupil 1788-94)

Watermark

J Whatman and fleur-de-lis within crowned cartouche with W below

Notes

On the first floor, the existing house has three bedrooms and Soane proposes inserting a corridor that leads to more bedrooms over the new wing. The corridor passes around a secondary staircase, hampering the fluidity of the plan.

Level

Drawing

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