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[7] Final design exhibited at the Royal Academy, 1779
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- Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
Reference number
SM 45/1/35
Purpose
[7] Final design exhibited at the Royal Academy, 1779
Aspect
Elliptical plan with twin curved wings
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
DESIGN FOR A BRITISH (and) SENATE HOVSE (within in two tablet-like labels, in sans serif (sic) lettering)
Medium and dimensions
Pen, cream background wash, and grey wash, pencil within black triple ruled and wash border, on laid paper, backed (591 x 940) The position of the inscribed labels suggest that the drawing was to be viewed in a landscape format though, conventionally, it would be read vertically so that the entrance is at the bottom of the sheet
Hand
Unidentified ? Italian hand
Watermark
J Honig & Zoonen and cartouche with beehive
Notes
A comparison with SM 45/1/13 recto by Dance shows that Soane followed it closely, adopting the larger curved wings rather than the short straight ones.
The verso is inscribed (red pen, twice) No 52 6 Lect. 1819 and (pencil) 6th Lecture 1817, 6th Lecture 1819 No 60, Lect 2 No 19 1819, 21 Lect 2nd 1832 and (pen) 50. Thus the drawing was re-used as a lecture drawing.The drawing was exhibited at the Royal Academy 1779, No. 308 'Plan, elevation, and section of a British Senate House'.
The verso is inscribed (red pen, twice) No 52 6 Lect. 1819 and (pencil) 6th Lecture 1817, 6th Lecture 1819 No 60, Lect 2 No 19 1819, 21 Lect 2nd 1832 and (pen) 50. Thus the drawing was re-used as a lecture drawing.The drawing was exhibited at the Royal Academy 1779, No. 308 'Plan, elevation, and section of a British Senate House'.
Level
Drawing
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