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[1] Preliminary design for a prospect tower
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Reference number
SM 65/3/1
Purpose
[1] Preliminary design for a prospect tower
Aspect
Perspective; (verso) rough crescent-shaped plan
Inscribed
(verso) John Denison Esq. Leeds
Signed and dated
- Soan
Medium and dimensions
Pen and coloured washes, including olive green, grey and sepia, pencil, within triple-ruled and wash border on laid paper (264 x 201)
Hand
Soane
Watermark
(part) fleur-de-lis within crowned cartouche with W below
Notes
This drawing has a tower on a circular plan rising from a three-bay single-storey front. The three ground floor bays are separated by pilasters supporting urns, which are connected by swags that form an entablature. The end bays have projections in front, presumably boxes for plantings. The austere circular tower, finished with a simple roof and glazed windows, does not correspond with the decorative façade. The temple is shown on the edge of a wooded landscape.
'Leeds' (verso) is the Leeds Coach, by which Soane sent off his drawings to Dennison.
'Leeds' (verso) is the Leeds Coach, by which Soane sent off his drawings to Dennison.
Level
Drawing
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