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[65] Working drawing for the Mausoleum and west front
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Reference number
SM 65/5/3
Purpose
[65] Working drawing for the Mausoleum and west front
Aspect
Plan for Mausoleum lantern and elevation of south half of west front
Scale
(pencil) slight bar scale of ¼ inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
(pencil) a calculation given
Signed and dated
- datable to May 1812
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and sepia wash on wove paper with one fold mark (555 x 1170)
Hand
Soane office
Watermark
1810
Notes
An altar has been added in pencil, presumably by Soane, at the front of the Mausoleum and a design for the windows is drawn in one of the arches of the arcade. The window design embodies the seventeenth century character of the original architecture, as seen in previous designs; a cross windows with a mullion and a transom. It is set within a pedimented frame.
It is a rather large elevation and is drawn on two pieces of paper pasted together and then folded.
It is a rather large elevation and is drawn on two pieces of paper pasted together and then folded.
Literature
F. Nevola, Soane's favourite subject: the story of Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2000, pp. 79 & 188
Level
Drawing
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