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[2] Rough domed designs on a trefoil plan by Soane, 1781
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- Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
Reference number
SM 42/122 recto
Purpose
[2] Rough domed designs on a trefoil plan by Soane, 1781
Aspect
Rough trefoil plan, elevation, section and details with pyramids; thumbnail trefoil plan enclosed by a circle, elevation and section
Signed and dated
- 1781
Medium and dimensions
Brown pen (smudged and blotted) on laid secretary paper, with one fold mark (247 x 391)
Hand
Soane or Dance?
Watermark
fleur-de-lis
Notes
On the verso of this drawing is a sketch design for a competition for a penitentiary that was held in 1781 see under: Soane's early works ... : Battersea, London: sketch designs, competition and copies of competition designs for a prison for 300 women and a prison for 600 men (some drawings by George Dance), 1781 and later, SM volume 42/122 verso. There is a gap of three years between SM volume 42/172 verso and this drawing which is difficult to explain.
Level
Drawing
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