[6] Record drawing of the early design presumably copied from SM 13/2/3

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
- Soane's architectural education: Royal Academy and Italy including measured drawings: 1770-1780
  - Soane's architectural education including theoretical designs made for the Royal Academy Schools and for exhibition at the Royal Academy, 1770-80, and in Italy, 1778-80
    - Preliminary, early, intermediate and late designs, copies, perspectives by J.M.Gandy and R.A. exhibition drawing, 1778-1799, for the so-called 'Chatham mausoleum' for the Earl of Chatham died 11 May 1778 (15)

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Reference number

SM volume 66/37

Purpose

[6] Record drawing of the early design presumably copied from SM 13/2/3

Aspect

Copy to a reduced scale of cross section

Scale

bar scale of 1/10 in to 1 ft

Signed and dated

(pencil) D. Laing and dated Sept^r29^th1796

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, sepia and pink washes, shaded on laid paper (497 x 701)

Hand

David Laing (pupil, 1790-6)

Watermark

I Taylor, fleur-de-lis within crowned cartouche with GR below

Notes

A slight but accurate copy made by Robert Smirke (1780-1867) who allowed himself the re-design of the sculpted figures around the oculus. David Laing (1774-1856) kept closely to the original section. On Laing's and Smirke's subsequent careers see H.Colvin, Biographical dictionary of British architects, 1600-1840, 3rd ed. 1995.

Level

Drawing

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