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[32] Presentation drawing of the library by J.M. Gandy
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Reference number
SM 13/5/8
Purpose
[32] Presentation drawing of the library by J.M. Gandy
Aspect
Interior perspective
Signed and dated
- datable to after 29 January 1803 (see Notes)
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen and coloured washes (1110 x 671)
Hand
Joseph Michael Gandy ARA (1771 - 1843), draughtsman
Literature
A.T. Bolton, The Portrait of Sir John Soane, R.A., 1927, p. 124; J. Hall, Subjects & symbols in art, 1992, pp. 55, 309; G. Darley, John Soane: an accidental Romantic, 1999, pp.117-120, pp. 79-80.
Level
Drawing
Exhibition history
Soane's Magician: The Tragic Genius of Joseph Michael Gandy, Sir John Soane's Museum, London, 31 March - 12 August 2006
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk