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[8] Preliminary drawing by Joseph Michael Gandy of the circular temple, 3 Februrary 1800
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Reference number
SM volume 69/56
Purpose
[8] Preliminary drawing by Joseph Michael Gandy of the circular temple, 3 Februrary 1800
Aspect
Perspective of the temple in a landscape
Signed and dated
- Febry 3d 1800
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen and wash, within single ruled border on laid paper (234 x 370)
Hand
J.M. Gandy
Watermark
crowned cartouche with GR below
Notes
Gandy's rough drawings for the temple are probably preliminary designs for a lecture drawing (SM 14/4/3), dated 12 February 1800 and showing the temple set within a vast landscape. The temple has paired Doric columns at three corners, the three canted walls between them having pedimented doorcases set within round-headed relieving arches. The hexagonal two-storey structure is surmounted by a dome raised on a drum-shaped base, with the lower stage ornamented by a sash motif and the dome capped by a strigilated finial.
In the lecture drawing, strigilated finial supports a figurative statue of a Roman soldier. The drawing shows the temple in a garden setting, with a river in the distance backed by a range of mountains.
In the lecture drawing, strigilated finial supports a figurative statue of a Roman soldier. The drawing shows the temple in a garden setting, with a river in the distance backed by a range of mountains.
Level
Drawing
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