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[9] Record drawing (made in 1796) of the Royal Academy Gold Medal competition design of 1776
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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 62/2
Purpose
[9] Record drawing (made in 1796) of the Royal Academy Gold Medal competition design of 1776
Aspect
Copy to a reduced scale of cross section
Scale
to a scale
Signed and dated
- (pencil) Smirke and Octr 29th 1796
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia and light blue washes, pencil, shaded, within single ruled border on thin laid paper (231 x 369)
Hand
Robert Smirke (pupil, 1796-7)
Notes
A close copy to a reduced scale of Soane's Royal Academy Gold Medal Design - Section through the Center Building (see SM 12/5/3).
Robert Smirke (1780-1867) was briefly a pupil in Soane's office from 1796 to 1797. (The Office Day Book from October 24 1796 onwards is missing and thus cannot be checked for an entry by Smirke).
Robert Smirke (1780-1867) was briefly a pupil in Soane's office from 1796 to 1797. (The Office Day Book from October 24 1796 onwards is missing and thus cannot be checked for an entry by Smirke).
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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