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[4] Working drawing, September 1786
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Reference number
SM 63/6/22
Purpose
[4] Working drawing, September 1786
Aspect
Plan of the monument; elevation of monument; profile; section; and full size details of mouldings, capital base & entablature
Scale
full size and bar scale of 1/10 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as above, Monument St Stephen's Coleman Street, The vase to / project from / face of tablet / 1/3 of its breadth / in front, C, C, A, B, veined marble, statuary, statuary, veined, veined, veined, veined, veined, dove, dove, statuary, statuary, veined marble, moldings of pannel / in tablet A / full size, observe the face of frieze / is to correspond with/ the lower diamtr of / column, face of frieze, B,
Signed and dated
- Margaret Street Sepr 1786
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash, pencil, on laid paper (656 x 580)
Hand
Attributed to John Sanders (pupil 1784-90)
Notes
This drawing shows the same design as SM 63/6/15. The tab-ended tablet is between strigilated ends and framed by an egg and dart ovolo moulding with acanthus corners. The base measures 5 feet wide and the aedicule is 3 feet wide with Doric columns 3 feet 3 inches tall. The urn projects 1/3 of its breadth in front of the monument, approximately 4 1/3 inches.
This drawing shows the distribution of varying types of marble: white statuary marble makes up the inscribed tablet, urn and the aedicule's entablature and pediment; the ends of the base, the Doric columns and parts of the entablature are veined marble; the backing slab is a grey 'Dove' marble.
Soane sent working drawings for the monument to 'Nelson' on 30 September 1786, presumably mason James Nelson, who Soane hired for various projects.
This drawing shows the distribution of varying types of marble: white statuary marble makes up the inscribed tablet, urn and the aedicule's entablature and pediment; the ends of the base, the Doric columns and parts of the entablature are veined marble; the backing slab is a grey 'Dove' marble.
Soane sent working drawings for the monument to 'Nelson' on 30 September 1786, presumably mason James Nelson, who Soane hired for various projects.
Level
Drawing
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