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[14] Presentation drawing of design No III, Principal Floor, February 1789
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Reference number
SM 30/2/9
Purpose
[14] Presentation drawing of design No III, Principal Floor, February 1789
Aspect
Plan of the Principal Floor showing a variant design
Scale
bar scale of 3/20 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
(upper case) as above, with the proposed alterations and additions, Bentley Priory / Design No III, The Honble James Hamilton, 17 feet high, and plan labelled: Vestibule, Anti-chamber / 14'10" by 13'5"½, Withdrawing Room / 17'8" by 23'5"½, Eating Room / 23 feet by 17'5", Corridor / & staircase to Bath &c, Breakfast Room / 18'9" by 22'3", LRoom for pictures, statues &c &c / 30 feet diameter, Library &c / 30 feet by 24 feet, bookcase (three times), Bookcase for folios
Signed and dated
- February 1789
Welbeck Street February MDCCLXXXIX
Medium and dimensions
pen and grey, black and pink washes, within triple-ruled pen and wash border on laid paper (711 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)
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
Level
Drawing
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