[64] Preliminary alternative designs for the Mausoleum

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
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  - London: Dulwich Picture Gallery, Southwark for the Governors of Dulwich College, 1811-1813 (108)
    - Alternative designs for the west front and Mausoleum, April to July 1812 (13)

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Reference number

SM 65/4/44

Purpose

[64] Preliminary alternative designs for the Mausoleum

Aspect

Elevation of the lantern and (verso, pencil) design for Greek key decoration

Scale

bar scale of 1/15 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

dimensions given

Signed and dated

datable to May 1812

Medium and dimensions

Pen and sepia wash on laid paper (404 x 251)

Hand

Soane office with pencil additions by Soane

Watermark

fleur-de-lis within crowned cartouche and below, GJ

Notes

In SM 65/4/48 the Mausoleum has sarcophagi on the three projecting porches and a single urn above in the centre of the lantern. However other urns have been added to the elevation in pencil. These additional urns have been included on this drawing. The second elevation shows a different design for the lantern and a variation on the incised grooves of the pilasters.

SM 65/4/48 shows a window with three arched lights, whereas this drawing shows a rectangular lattice window. There is just one pencil addition to this drawing and that is to elongate the canopied dome of the lantern. The first drawing shows a section into the entrance of the Mausoleum through an unadorned arch.

Literature

F. Nevola, Soane's favourite subject: the story of Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2000, pp. 76 & 188
C. Davies, 'Masters of building: the first independent purpose-built picture gallery: Dulwich Picture Gallery', Architect's Journal, April 1984, p. 47

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Drawing

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