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[4] Presentation drawing for library addition, 4 June 1796
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Reference number
SM 2/9/9
Purpose
[4] Presentation drawing for library addition, 4 June 1796
Aspect
Plan with laid-out wall elevations of the library; (verso, feint pencil) two alternative plans for a house on three sides of a courtyard
Scale
3/20 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
(Soane) Section of the proposed Library, The Right Honble William Pitt; (verso) Holwood / New Library & / Estimate shewn to / Mr Pitt in Downing / Street June 16 1796 / & app[rove]d / Estimate 1270
Signed and dated
- 4 June 1796
Lincolns Inn Fields June 4 96
Medium and dimensions
Pen and coloured washes, including verdigris and Indian red, within quadruple-ruled and wash border on laid paper (485 x 375)
Hand
SOANE, Sir John (1754--1837), architect
Soane, Henry Hake Seward (pupil and subsequently assistant, 1794-1808) and Henry Joseph Good (1775-1857, pupil 1795-1800)
Seward, Henry Hake (1778--1848), draughtsman
Soane, Henry Hake Seward (pupil and subsequently assistant, 1794-1808) and Henry Joseph Good (1775-1857, pupil 1795-1800)
Henry Joseph Good (1775 - 1857), draughtsman
Soane, Henry Hake Seward (pupil and subsequently assistant, 1794-1808) and Henry Joseph Good (1775-1857, pupil 1795-1800)
Soane, Henry Hake Seward (pupil and subsequently assistant, 1794-1808) and Henry Joseph Good (1775-1857, pupil 1795-1800)
Seward, Henry Hake (1778--1848), draughtsman
Soane, Henry Hake Seward (pupil and subsequently assistant, 1794-1808) and Henry Joseph Good (1775-1857, pupil 1795-1800)
Henry Joseph Good (1775 - 1857), draughtsman
Soane, Henry Hake Seward (pupil and subsequently assistant, 1794-1808) and Henry Joseph Good (1775-1857, pupil 1795-1800)
Watermark
J Whatman and fleur-de-lis within crowned cartouche and W below
Level
Drawing
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