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[12] Alternative design for a state bed, 1788
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Reference number
SM 8/5/7
Purpose
[12] Alternative design for a state bed, 1788
Aspect
Copy of an elevation of a bed in an alcove, the bed with a finial derived from that of the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens
Scale
bar scale of 7/16 inch to one foot
Signed and dated
- 1788
datable to 1788 see notes in group folder
Medium and dimensions
Pen on laid paper (525 x 362)
Hand
Soane Office, draughtsman
Soane office: John McDonnell, pupil 1786-9 or John Sanders, pupil 1784-90.
Soane office: John McDonnell, pupil 1786-9 or John Sanders, pupil 1784-90.
Watermark
J Whatman
Literature
C. Woodward, 'William Beckford and Fonthill Splendens: early works by Soane and Goodridge', Apollo, February 1998, pp.34-35,37, figs 9-10
Level
Drawing
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