[133] Presentation drawing of an alternative design for the entrance hall, 2 January 1798

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  - Bentley Priory, Harrow, London: (executed) two additions, outbuildings and an entrance hall addition for John James Hamilton, later 9th Earl, 1st Marquess of Abercorn, 1788-1799, 1805 (178)
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Reference number

SM volume 59/86

Purpose

[133] Presentation drawing of an alternative design for the entrance hall, 2 January 1798

Aspect

Perspective and ground floor plan

Scale

bar scale of 1/10 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

(upper case) The Marquis of Abercorn / A design for / The proposed entrance at Bentley Priory, and plan labelled: Vestibule / 45' by 18', Porte-cochère

Signed and dated

2 January 1798
Lincolns Inn Fields Jan: 2^d1798

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, pen and coloured washes, within single-ruled border on laid paper (320 x 459)

Hand

Seward, Henry Hake (1778--1848), draughtsman
Henry Hake Seward (c. 1798-1848, pupil 1794-1808) and Henry Joseph Good (1775-1857, pupil 1795-1800)
Henry Joseph Good (1775 - 1857), draughtsman
Henry Hake Seward (c. 1798-1848, pupil 1794-1808) and Henry Joseph Good (1775-1857, pupil 1795-1800)

Watermark

J Whatman 1794

Notes

Drawing 133 shows an entrance vestibule fronting the old house and fitted between the existing screen wall and the new east wing. The entrance projects forward in a bow, with large tripartite windows (each with a segmental crown) to either side of a long corridor linking to the porte-cochère in front of the house. The perspective shows the interior of the vestibule looking north, the tripartite windows flanked by apsidal alcoves and the segmental-arched entrance framed by Doric columns. A tall cornice surrounds the room and aligns with the window transoms.

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