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[12] Imaginative reconstruction drawing of an intermediate design made by J.M.Gandy, 1798-1799
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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 60/186
Purpose
[12] Imaginative reconstruction drawing of an intermediate design made by J.M.Gandy, 1798-1799
Aspect
Preparatory perspective after Soane's intermediate design as SM volume 60/184, but showing the entrance front and the entire flank of the building, set in a mountainous landscape with the Parthenon in the middle distance
Inscribed
(pen, George Bailey, curator 1837-60) Sketch of a Design for a Mausoleum
Signed and dated
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Medium and dimensions
Pencil, sepia, green, blue, yellow ochre and light violet washes, watercolour technique, shaded on laid paper (328 x 507)
Hand
J.M.Gandy (1771-1843)
Watermark
fleur-de-lis within crowned cartouche with GR below
Notes
Gandy began working as an assistant in Soane's office in 1798 and left in 1801.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk