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Reference number

SM volume 87/25

Purpose

[281] Theoretical reconstruction of the ruins at varying stages of excavation

Aspect

Perspective of the ruins

Signed and dated

  • c. 1832

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, Venetian red, olive green, sepia, burnt umber and ochre washes, watercolour technique, on laid paper (297 x 467)

Hand

Charles James Richardson (1806 - 1871), draughtsman
C. J. Richardson (1809-1872) (see notes)

Watermark

W Weatherley 1829

Literature

C. Woodward (ed.), Visions of ruin: architectural fantasies and designs for garden follies, exhibition catalogue, Sir John Soane's Museum 1999, p.31

Level

Drawing

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

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