[15] Drawing for exhibition at the Royal Academy of the late design made by J.M.Gandy, 1799

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- 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 P98

Purpose

[15] Drawing for exhibition at the Royal Academy of the late design made by J.M.Gandy, 1799

Aspect

Perspective showing front and side and set in a landscape with trees

Inscribed

A DESIGN FOR A MAVSOLEUM (original or added ? not known)

Medium and dimensions

n/a framed

Hand

J.M.Gandy (1771-1843)

Watermark

n/a

Notes

The Gandy-drawn perspective was lithographed and published, with the plan, in Soane's Designs public and private, 1832. It was captioned 'View of a Design for a Mausoleum to the memory of the late Earl of Chatham, who expired in the House of Lords while performing his duty as a Peer of the Parliament'. The caption in the Royal Academy exhibition catalogue of 1799 was 'Design for a National Mausoleum'. Presumably, since the Earl of Chatham had been dead and buried for 21 years, Soane thought that a change of caption was necessary. The 1799 perspective (corresponding with SM 45/1/23 and SM volume 66/40) was to be the last design made by Soane for the Chatham mausoleum.

Exhib: ? RA 1799, No.942

Literature

P. du Prey, John Soane's architectural education 1753-80, 1977, p.138

Level

Drawing

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