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[19] Imaginative reconstruction of Soane's Royal Academy Gold Medal competition design of 1776 made by J.M.Gandy, July-August 1799
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- Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
Reference number
SM P91
Purpose
[19] Imaginative reconstruction of Soane's Royal Academy Gold Medal competition design of 1776 made by J.M.Gandy, July-August 1799
Aspect
Perspective of part of Soane's design seen from under a portico supported by Corinthian columns with an alcove containing a sculpted group on a pedestal
Medium and dimensions
Watercolour, framed (675 x 1015 approximately)
Hand
J.M.Gandy (1771-1843)
Watermark
n/a
Notes
The Office Day Book has an entry for Saturday 20 July 1799, 'Mr Soane / Interior View of a / Triumphal Bridge / ¼ day / Mrs Soane / Hanging of Pictures / in Back Drawing Room / ½ day / Gandy'. From 22 to 27 July (6 working days) there are further entries for an 'Interior view ...' . From 29 July to 8 August (10¼ working days) there are entries for 'Perspective View under the Portico of a Triumphal Bridge' . It is assumed that some or all of these entries refer to the drawing catalogued above.
Gandy's drawing was made six months after Seward's view of the same subject (see SM volume 60/175). They occasionally worked together on the early stages of a drawing, for example, 'Section of a Room' , as recorded in the office Day Book for 31 October to 7 November 1798; with Gandy finishing it on 8th and 12th to 14th November. A comparison between the two 'Interior Views' shows Gandy's gift for composition and atmosphere. Both drawings have sky, river and bridge in the background, but Gandy's more painterly perspective uses a slightly different viewpoint in which lighting and framing emphasise the foreground and so give a greater sense of place and distance.
Exhib: RA 1799, No.1007
Gandy's drawing was made six months after Seward's view of the same subject (see SM volume 60/175). They occasionally worked together on the early stages of a drawing, for example, 'Section of a Room' , as recorded in the office Day Book for 31 October to 7 November 1798; with Gandy finishing it on 8th and 12th to 14th November. A comparison between the two 'Interior Views' shows Gandy's gift for composition and atmosphere. Both drawings have sky, river and bridge in the background, but Gandy's more painterly perspective uses a slightly different viewpoint in which lighting and framing emphasise the foreground and so give a greater sense of place and distance.
Exhib: RA 1799, No.1007
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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