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[280] Drawing of theoretical reconstruction of entire ruin complex
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Reference number
SM volume 90/Plate 12
Purpose
[280] Drawing of theoretical reconstruction of entire ruin complex
Aspect
Plans (as drawings 278 and 279) and a perspective of the reconstructed ruins
Medium and dimensions
(figs. 1-2) pen and sepia wash, two fliers pasted down, on laid paper (136 x 104, 136 x 105) (fig. 3) pen, cerulean blue, ochre and sepia washes, watercolour technique, on laid paper (142 x 232)
Hand
SOANE, Sir John (1754--1837), architect
Soane
Soane
Watermark
presently stuck down and not visible
Literature
B. De Divitiis, 'Plans, Elevations and Perspective Views of Pitzhanger Manor-House', pp.55-74, Architectural History, volume 48, 2005, p.61; ed. C. Woodward, Visions of ruin: architectural fantasies and designs for garden follies, exhibition catalogue, Sir John Soane's Museum 1999, p.30
Level
Drawing
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