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[30] Preliminary drawing of the library by J.M. Gandy, mid-January 1803
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Reference number
SM volume 60/66
Purpose
[30] Preliminary drawing of the library by J.M. Gandy, mid-January 1803
Aspect
Interior perspective
Inscribed
Lord Bridport Library, C qy what / aspect, lettered A and B, Warwick
Signed and dated
- January 1803
datable to mid-January 1803
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen and wash on laid paper (205 x 145)
Hand
Joseph Michael Gandy ARA (1771 - 1843), draughtsman
Literature
A.T. Bolton, The Portrait of Sir John Soane, R.A., 1927, p. 124; J. Hall, Subjects & symbols in art, 1992, pp. 55, 309; G. Darley, John Soane: an accidental Romantic, 1999, pp.117-120, pp. 79-80.
Level
Drawing
Exhibition history
Soane's Magician: The Tragic Genius of Joseph Michael Gandy, Sir John Soane's Museum, London, 31 March - 12 August 2006
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk