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Three designs for the end of Downing Street, April 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 (224) 49/5/17
Purpose
Three designs for the end of Downing Street, April 1826
Aspect
224 Three perspective Sketches of Designs for completing the New Buildings in Downing Street with plans of the elevations of the pavilions
Inscribed
as above
Signed and dated
- 4th April 1825 (incorrect) and April 4th 1826
Medium and dimensions
Pencil and sepia washes, pricked for transfer with single ruled border on wove paper (599 x 417)
Hand
George Bailey (1792-1860, pupil then assistant 1806-37, curator 1837-60)
Notes
The date at the bottom of the drawing - '4th April 1825' - is incorrect. Elsewhere on the drawing, for example beneath the middle perspective, is the correct date - 'April 4th 1826'.
In the top view the Triumphal Arch is located directly behind the pavilions, whereas on the middle and bottom views it is further along Downing Street. The end of the building on the left is different in all three views. In the middle perspective the central part is recessed deeper than in the view above. In the bottom view the columns are in antis.
In the top view the Triumphal Arch is located directly behind the pavilions, whereas on the middle and bottom views it is further along Downing Street. The end of the building on the left is different in all three views. In the middle perspective the central part is recessed deeper than in the view above. In the bottom view the columns are in antis.
Level
Drawing
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