[5] Presentation drawing, showing proposed design for alterations and additions to the north, 17 July 1788

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  - Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, London: (possibly executed) stables, (executed) drawing room wing, offices, and (unexecuted) alterations, for the Countess of Pembroke, 1788 (17)

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Reference number

SM 29/3/8v

Purpose

[5] Presentation drawing, showing proposed design for alterations and additions to the north, 17 July 1788

Aspect

Ground floor plan

Scale

bar scale of 1/5 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Countess of Pembroke, Vestibule, Eating Room / 18'0" by 21'0", Library / 24'9" by 16'0", Drawing room / 17'9" by 22'0", ante-room, best staircase / 16'0" by 7'0", closet, water / closet, dimensions given, (pencil) 18 by 18 and calculations

Signed and dated

July 17^th1788, Welbeck Street July 17 1788

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, pen and grey and pink washes within double-ruled and wash border on laid paper with one fold mark (580 x 455)

Hand

attributed to John Sanders (pupil 1784-1790)

Watermark

J Whatman and fleur-de-lis over cartouche with ornate W below

Notes

John Sanders (Soane pupil 1784-90) delivered this drawing to Lady Pembroke on 18 July 1788. This design was estimated at £800, 'which was considerably more than she wished' (Journal N^o1). According to Soane's Journal, a less costly design estimated at £500 was delivered the next day, but this too did not meet client's approval.

The drawing shows the ground floor design of a proposed house. The east entrance front is made symmetrical by the inclusion of a large eating room to the north of the entrance. The entrance is set behind a portico in-antis and between Venetian windows, one being blind and the other lighting the new eating room. The addition also includes a polygonal drawing room at the north-west corner, as in the design on the survey drawing (SM 29/3/5). A principal staircase is at the west wall but pencil alterations suggest moving the staircase to the centre of the plain, no doubt freeing up with west so that its vistas could be better-appreciated.

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