[58] Presentation drawing for approved plan

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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)
    - Final designs for the east and north elevations, early 1812 (6)

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Reference number

SM 15/1/5

Purpose

[58] Presentation drawing for approved plan

Aspect

Elevation of east front and plan of the upper storey of the Gallery

Scale

bar scale of 1/6 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

God's Gift College / in / Dulwich, sister / N^o II, sister / N^o VI

Signed and dated

datable to early 1812

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil, yellow ochre and sepia washes, shaded, within an eight-ruled pen and sepia and black wash border on wove paper (620 x 940)

Hand

Soane office

Watermark

J Whatman 1808

Notes

This drawing shows a different design for the east front without the projecting entrance porch. The idea for the east porch was abandoned due to a shortage of funds. In terms of the design this alteration gave greater prominence to the Mausoleum on the other side. The east front is an austere and symmetrical structure with no central feature. Clerestory windows reappear as an alternative to the skylights. An arcade with plain round arches runs along the whole length of the lower storey.

Literature

F. Nevola, Soane's favourite subject: the story of Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2000, pp. 47 & 181

Level

Drawing

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