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[7] Presentation drawing showing plan and elevations/sections of north and south walls, April/May 1787
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Reference number
SM volume 57/36
Purpose
[7] Presentation drawing showing plan and elevations/sections of north and south walls, April/May 1787
Aspect
Copy of a presentation drawing showing plan and elevations/sections of north and south walls and close in design to drawing 6 but more precisely drawn. Two roundels have been added and the plasterwork is more detailed with, for example, angels in the spandrels of the domes.
Scale
bar scale of 1/5 inch to one foot with distinctive three dots above the marks of division
Inscribed
(no inscriptions)
Signed and dated
- April 1787 - May 1787
datable to April/May 1787 (see notes in group folder)
Medium and dimensions
pen, sepia, light blue, Indian red and pink washes, shaded on laid paper (279 x 472)
All of the drawings are pasted into an album with (blue) sugar paper leaves (volume 57)
Hand
attributed to Dance, George (1741--1825), draughtsman
attributed to George Dance (1741-1825) (see notes in group folder)
attributed to George Dance (1741-1825) (see notes in group folder)
Watermark
not available (affixed at corners and edges)
Literature
For further reading see J. Lever, 'The Soane-Dance collaboration, 1771-1799', Architectural History: Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain, volume 53, pp.163-190
Level
Drawing
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk