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Design for the front elevation of the Board of Trade and Privy Council Offices
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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 (149) 49/4/12
Purpose
Design for the front elevation of the Board of Trade and Privy Council Offices
Aspect
149 Front elevation with plan of the front; (verso) ground floor plan
Scale
bar scale of 1/6 inch to 1 foot; (verso) bar scale of 1/12 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
(in Soane's hand) Lobby, (pencil) Cellar (twice)
Signed and dated
- Lincolns Inn Fields / May 1823; (verso, pencil) June 20th 1827 (see note)
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia, yellow ochre, grey, pink and blue washes, (verso) pen, pink, grey and blue washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper (464 x 821)
Hand
Soane office
Notes
Drawing 149 throws up several problems. With its combination of three-quarters engaged and detached columns, single, central entrance and use of the Tivoli order it is comparable to drawing 71. However, the rustication does not match and the elevation on drawing 149 seems to continue beyond the edge of the sheet. What is more, the attic storey on drawing 149 is not seen on any previous design except drawings 139 and 148, but that elevation has the order of Jupiter Stator (Castor and Pollux). Quite clearly the date ('May 1823') is wrong. Adding to the confusion, the verso of the drawing has a plan of the new Treasury buildings dated 'June 20th 1827'. One possible explanation is that drawing 149 was made in 1825 but based on an earlier drawing with the Tivoli order. The plan on the verso incorporates the Home Office into the new building.
Level
Drawing
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