[16] Presentation drawing, 10 March 1792

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  - London: Buckingham House, 91 Pall Mall: (executed) house for 1st Marquess of Buckingham, 1790-1793, (executed) alterations to the library, 1794, and (executed) alterations on the ground and first floors, 1813 (52)
    - Variant designs/presentation drawings, 1792 (7)

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Reference number

SM 33/1/34

Purpose

[16] Presentation drawing, 10 March 1792

Aspect

Plan of the One Pair Floor

Scale

bar scale of 1/5 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

(Upper case) as above, The Marquiss of Buckingham, plan labelled (some in upper case): Q^yhandrail the broader / the landing the better / but Q^ylight below, Make these / intercolumniat[ion]^s/ equal, Make these / Intercolumn^s/ equal, Second Drawing Room / 21'6" by 39'6", Anti Chamber / 14'6" by 22 feet, O, (feint pencil) Qy --- --- / --- place flue from below at / D, First Drawing Room / 32'9" by 21'9", Q^yChimney breast if possible / to be taken away I think / it can there being no / Chimnies or higher up / or / Q^ywould it not be better / to bring the Chimney O / on the opposite side of / Anti Room, Second / Staircase / 11'9 by 9'11, Jewel Closet, Water / Closet, Bed Room / 17'2" by 23 feet, Ladies Dressing Room / 14'10" by 19:6, Third Drawing Room / 39 ft by 29 ft, 9", (red pen) No Balustrade

Signed and dated

Great Scotland Yard Mar: 10^th 1792 and red pen alteration dated Mar: 12 1792

Medium and dimensions

Pen and wash, pencil, red pen, within double-ruled and wash border on laid paper (490 x 711)

Hand

Thomas Chawner (1774-1851, pupil December 1788-1794) and Frederick Meyer (1775-?, pupil April 1791-1796) and Soane

Watermark

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

Notes

This drawing was delivered to Lord Buckingham on 12 March 1792 and altered later that day after Soane had met with the client. Soane wrote in his Journal that he spent three hours with the client and then took the drawings back to the office. Chawner delivered drawings to Lord Buckingham three days later, probably fair drawings showing this design and including the alterations. On 2 April 1792 Soane was with the Marquess for three hours, wherein they settled materials for the roof and, presumably, settled on the house's final designs.

The house has a five-bay front elevation. As inscribed on drawing 15 (SM 33/1/28), this latest design requires lowering the building further, which must be accounted for in a new estimate.

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Drawing

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