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[282] Theoretical reconstruction of the ruins at varying stages of excavation, 11 August 1832
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Reference number
SM volume 87/23
Purpose
[282] Theoretical reconstruction of the ruins at varying stages of excavation, 11 August 1832
Aspect
Perspective of partial reconstruction of temple front and triumphal arch
Signed and dated
- 11 August 1832
(pencil) 11 Aug 1832
Medium and dimensions
Brown pen, pencil,olive green, Potter's pink, burnt umber and sepia washes, watercolour technique, on laid paper (297 x 467)
Hand
Charles James Richardson (1806 - 1871), draughtsman
C. J. Richardson (1809-1872) (see notes)
C. J. Richardson (1809-1872) (see notes)
Watermark
W Weatherley 1829
Literature
C. Woodward (ed.), Visions of ruin: architectural fantasies and designs for garden follies, exhibition catalogue, Sir John Soane's Museum 1999, p.31
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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