[52] Working drawing for Gallery

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
- Public buildings
  - London: Dulwich Picture Gallery, Southwark for the Governors of Dulwich College, 1811-1813 (108)
    - Alternative designs for an entrance porch on the east front, October 1811 to April 1812 (5)

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Reference number

SM 65/4/58

Purpose

[52] Working drawing for Gallery

Aspect

Sections through the Gallery showing skylights and carpentry framing for the roof

Scale

bar scale of ¼ inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

dimensions given

Signed and dated

(pencil) March 5 1812

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and brown wash, pricked for transfer on wove paper (452 x 662)

Hand

Soane office

Notes

This later design uses octagonal skylights rather than the circular and rectangular skylights seen previously. The vaulted ceiling inside the galleries is also indicated.

Literature

F. Nevola, Soane's favourite subject: the story of Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2000, pp. 66 & 185-186

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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