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Working drawing for the cornice, April 1831
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Reference number
SM (101) 82/2/26
Purpose
Working drawing for the cornice, April 1831
Aspect
101 Detail and section through the upper part of the elevation
Scale
to a scale of 1 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
New State Paper Office, Battening, Wall Plate and dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 26 April 1831
26th April 1831
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia, burnt Sienna, blue and pink washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper (342 x 520)
Hand
George Bailey (1792-1860, pupil then assistant 1806-37, curator 1837-60)
Notes
Drawing 101 shows in detail the sloped, 'pantiled' parapet supported by the bracket cornice, an idea that Soane derived from Vignola's Villa Farnese at Caprarola (D. Stroud, The Architecture of Sir John Soane, 1961, pp. 135-6). This feature screened the roof of the building which was necessarily flat due to the skylights that were designed to illuminate the library and staircases. Further light for the attic storey was provided by windows in the metopes. The frieze is incised with a Greek fret pattern.
Level
Drawing
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