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[45] Drawing of the monument made in preparation for engraving by C. J. Richardson and J. M. Gandy, 18 January 1828
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Reference number
SM volume 60/189
Purpose
[45] Drawing of the monument made in preparation for engraving by C. J. Richardson and J. M. Gandy, 18 January 1828
Aspect
View from south-west with shrubs and trees in the planting compartments that partly obscure the canopy and four-sided aedicule
Inscribed
(feint pencil) continued / -- (illegible)
Signed and dated
- Jany 18 1827 (in fact, 1828)
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on wove paper (249 x 174)
Hand
Charles James Richardson (1809-71, pupil and assistant 1824-37)
Watermark
(45) C Ansett 1821
Notes
The office Day Book has an entry dated 19 January 1828: 'Making a sketch of the Domus Aeterna in the burying ground near St Pancras Church / Richardson'.
In 1828 Soane published a resumé of his career, Designs for public and private buildings, that concluded with a 'Plan of the Monument' as shown on SM volume 60/101 and a view from the west without the trees and shrubs shown in this drawing.
In 1828 Soane published a resumé of his career, Designs for public and private buildings, that concluded with a 'Plan of the Monument' as shown on SM volume 60/101 and a view from the west without the trees and shrubs shown in this drawing.
Level
Drawing
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