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  • image SM volume 42/93

Reference number

SM volume 42/93

Purpose

[9] Rough design by George Dance closer to the final design

Aspect

Elevation of a central domed building on an octagonal principal storey flanked by pyramidal pavilions, all sharing the same base that has bold round-arched openings and niches

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, shaded on laid secretary aper (120 x 258)

Hand

George Dance (1741-1825)

Watermark

Presently stuck down and not available

Notes

Set in a landscape with trees, and with minutely drawn staffage that includes a horse and rider, the draughtsmanship is George Dance's rather than Soane's; the design is moving towards a final resolution.

Level

Drawing

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

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