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[8/8] Finished design for one of the pair of officers' ranges, shown in plan on 109/55
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Reference number
SM volume 109/56 and 57
Purpose
[8/8] Finished design for one of the pair of officers' ranges, shown in plan on 109/55
Aspect
Plan and elevation, the elevation with some details in steep perspective view
Scale
20 feet to 1 inch
Inscribed
in pen and brown ink by John James with dimensions of plan
Signed and dated
- Undated but datable 1711
Medium and dimensions
Pen and brown ink with grey wash; on laid paper, joined by compiler of volume to 109/55 at top of sheet; 345 x 495
Hand
John James
Watermark
Strasbourg Lily / LVG
Notes
This larger scale drawing offers evidence for the hand of John James in its precise ink drawing, the handwriting of the inscriptions and the form of the scale bar (compare examples at Drawer 43/5/32 and 33). A characteristic of this hand is the heavy marking of the divider or compass point.
The elevation is notable for the simple, block-like handling of plinths, round-headed door architraves and floor bands. The arched windows of the officers' range are without dressings. The whole range was probably intended for construction in brick, with dressings in stone. Each officer's apartment has a principal heated room, and a smaller room and closet, presumably for bedroom and garderobe.
The elevation is notable for the simple, block-like handling of plinths, round-headed door architraves and floor bands. The arched windows of the officers' range are without dressings. The whole range was probably intended for construction in brick, with dressings in stone. Each officer's apartment has a principal heated room, and a smaller room and closet, presumably for bedroom and garderobe.
Literature
Wren Society, VI, pl. 46, right
Level
Drawing
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