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Design for a Triumphal Arch, March 1826
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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 (223) 49/5/47
Purpose
Design for a Triumphal Arch, March 1826
Aspect
223 Plan of the Downing Street elevations of the new buildings with elevation and section through a Triumphal Arch
Scale
bar scale of 1/12 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
labelled (in Soane's hand): Whitehall, Downing Place, Pilas[ter], Pil[aster] and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 26 March 1826 and (pencil) 4 April 1826
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, red pen, pink and grey washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper with three fold marks (738 x 537)
Hand
Charles James Richardson (1809-71, pupil and assistant 1824-1837)
Watermark
Smith & Allnutt 1823
Notes
On drawing 223, in contrast to drawings 213-214, the Triumphal Arch has moved further eastwards towards the entrance to Downing Street.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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