[15] Drawing for exhibition at the Royal Academy of Soane's R.A. Gold Medal competition design of 1776, made by J.M.Gandy, 1799

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
- 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
    - Design for a Triumphal Bridge for the Royal Academy Schools Gold Medal competition 1776, later revised and sent to the Parma Academy, 1780, with preliminary designs by George Dance, 1776 and ? 1778, and later copies and perspectives, 1796-c.1827 (21)

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Reference number

SM 12/5/7

Purpose

[15] Drawing for exhibition at the Royal Academy of Soane's R.A. Gold Medal competition design of 1776, made by J.M.Gandy, 1799

Aspect

Bird's eye view with the bridge reflected in the river and set in a rural landscape among trees and rocks, with mountains in the background

Inscribed

49 (yellow wash)

Signed and dated

March 6^th 17[99] (right hand bottom corner missing)

Medium and dimensions

Pen, raw umber, sepia, blue and green washes, watercolour technique, pencil, shaded within triple ruled and sepia wash border on thick wove paper (657 x 987)

Hand

J.M.Gandy (1771-1843)

Watermark

1794 J Whatman

Notes

It is assumed that this is the drawing exhibited as a 'Design for a triumphal bridge', (No. 1007), at the Royal Academy in 1799. Drawn by Gandy, the office Day Book for 11 February to 5 March 1799 shows him working on a 'Perspective View [or similar] of a Triumphal Bridge' for 18 working days.

Soane exhibited two drawings of a triumphal bridge in 1799 (see SM P352). The annual Royal Academy exhibition always opened on 23 April of each year. The Day Book shows that the 'Putting [of] drawings into / frames for Exhibition' was done by Gandy and Seward on Friday 29 March 1799.

Inscribed on the verso of this drawing is: 4th Lecture 1820 R I and 6th Lecture 1819. When the drawing was used to illustrate Soane's lectures at the Royal Institution, it became necessary to remove the frame.

Level

Drawing

Exhibition history

Myths and Visions: The Art of Ray Harryhausen, The National Science and Media Museum, Bradford, 19 May - 24 September 2006
Soane and Turner: Illuminating a Friendship, Sir John Soane's Museum, London, 26 January - 5 May 2007

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