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[3] Record copy of a design for an entrance with lodges in a Doric style, April 1785
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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 volume 41/52 recto
Purpose
[3] Record copy of a design for an entrance with lodges in a Doric style, April 1785
Aspect
The Elevation of the Entrance front, The Elevation of the half the front next the road and The Elevation of half of the front next the Park for Sir Thos Beauchamp Proctor Bart
Scale
bar scale of ¼ of an inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as above, If there is Stone sufficient the Tympanums / of the Pediments to be formed with it, if / not, then the Tympanum to be of white bricks., labelled Stone Plinth 3 in: deep in this front only, Stone coping 9" by 5", Stone (three times), Floor and some dimensions given. Note: In fact, there was insufficient stone and the tympanums were of brick.
Signed and dated
- April 1785
Medium and dimensions
Pen, raw umber, sepia, blue and pink washes, some watercolour technique on laid paper (362 x 425)
Hand
Sanders, John (1768--1826), draughtsman
John Sanders (pupil 1784-90)
John Sanders (pupil 1784-90)
Watermark
fleur-de-lis
Level
Drawing
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