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[8] Presentation drawing, more or less as executed, Elevation, 1787
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Reference number
SM 29/1/2
Purpose
[8] Presentation drawing, more or less as executed, Elevation, 1787
Aspect
Elevation of the Entrance Front of Chillington near Woverhampton, the Seat of Thomas Giffard Esqre
Scale
bar scale of 1/9 inch to 1 foot (approximately)
Inscribed
8-9 as above
Signed and dated
- c1787
Datable to 1787 in accord with drawing 9, see note on hand below.
Medium and dimensions
Pen, cream, sepia and blue washes, shaded on laid paper (505 x 693)
Hand
Christopher Ebdon (c.1744 - 1824), draughtsman
Christopher Ebdon (1744-1824). Soane's 'Journal No 1' has an entry for 3 July 1787 - 'Deliver'd to Mr G a fair finished drawing of Perspective View of Chillington on a sheet of Imperial Paper, drawn by Mr Ebdon'
Christopher Ebdon (1744-1824). Soane's 'Journal No 1' has an entry for 3 July 1787 - 'Deliver'd to Mr G a fair finished drawing of Perspective View of Chillington on a sheet of Imperial Paper, drawn by Mr Ebdon'
Watermark
J Whatman, fleur-de-lis within crowned cartouche and below, ornate W
Level
Drawing
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