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Reference number

SM 28/5/13

Purpose

[16] Variant elevation for the front (not as executed), 26 May 1792

Aspect

Elevation of the Entrance Front

Scale

bar scales of 1/4 inch to one foot approximately

Inscribed

The underside of this Cornice to be / determined by the Underside / of the present Cornice, The height of this Window is to be determined by the / height of the Attic windows, Blank Sash (twice), Blank / Sashes

Signed and dated

  • 26 May 1792
    Great Scotland Yard May 26th: 1792

Medium and dimensions

Pen and sepia washes, window voids with streaky wash, some pricking for transfer, on wove paper (480 x 617)

Hand

Possibly Thomas Chawner (1774 - 1851), draughtsman
The relevant Soane office Day Book entry for 26 May 1792 has 'Chawner' and 'Meyer' (Thomas Chawner, 1774-1851, pupil 1788-1794) and (Frederick Meyer, 1775-?, pupil 1791-1796)
Possibly Frederick Meyer (1775), draughtsman
The relevant Soane office Day Book entry for 26 May 1792 has 'Chawner' and 'Meyer' (Thomas Chawner, 1774-1851, pupil 1788-1794) and (Frederick Meyer, 1775-?, pupil 1791-1796)

Level

Drawing

Exhibition history

From Son of Slave to Sheriff of Monmouthshire: Nathaniel Wells of Piercefield and St Kitts (1779-1852), Chepstow Museum, 7 May 2003 - January 2004

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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