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Reference number

SM 31/4/1

Purpose

[197] Working drawing and design for niches, 2 June 1802

Aspect

Section, Plan, Elevation for the Recesses each side of Chimney in Breakfast Room

Scale

bar scale of 3/16 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, labelled Plinths, Molding full size and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • 2 June 1802
    June 2d 1802

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pale yellow and sepia washes, partly pricked for transfer, on laid paper (584 x 348)

Hand

William Edward Rolfe, draughtsman
W.E. Rolfe ( - c.1827, pupil 1801-1804) (Day Book 2 June 1802, see notes)

Literature

B. De Divitiis, 'New Drawings for the Interiors of the Breakfast Room and Library at Pitzhanger Manor', Architectural History Vol.48, 2005, p.165 H. Dorey, 'Sir John Soane's Pitzhanger' in Trackers, exhibition catalogue, PM Gallery and House, 2004, p.23 J. Summerson, 'Sir John Soane and the Furniture of Death', pp.135-137, The Unromantic Castle and Other Essays, 1990, p.126

Level

Drawing

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

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