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[3] Preparatory half elevation of the central portion of the east (Park) front, nearly as executed.
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Reference number
SM, volume 110/11
Purpose
[3] Preparatory half elevation of the central portion of the east (Park) front, nearly as executed.
Aspect
Elevation, incomplete to left of central portion
Scale
5 feet to 1 inch
Inscribed
In ink by Dance at top left, Gd, and to right in C19 hand, (12)
Signed and dated
- Undated, but datable 1689
Medium and dimensions
Pen and brown ink over graphite under-drawing and some incised lines; on laid paper, laid down; 325 x 389
Hand
Hawksmoor
Watermark
Strasbourg Lily / 4WR; countermark: IV
Notes
This uninscribed, initial design for the central pedimented pavilion on the park front is preparatory to 110/12 (4, below). The only differences are in the attic, where no windows or panels are shown above the slope of the pediment.
Literature
Not in Wren Society
Level
Drawing
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