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Working drawings for the ground floor window on the south front, June 1831 (2)
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Reference number
SM (126) 82/2/18 (127) 82/2/20
Purpose
Working drawings for the ground floor window on the south front, June 1831 (2)
Aspect
126 Elevation and Section of centre Window South Front Ground Floor
127 Details of Cornice and Architrave of centre Window South Front Ground Floor
Scale
(126) bar scale of 1 inch to 1 foot (127) Full size
Inscribed
126 as above, New State Paper Office, labelled: Wall line and dimensions given
127 as above, New State Paper Office
Signed and dated
- June 1831
(126) 7th June (127) 7th June 1831
Medium and dimensions
(126) Pen, sepia, black and pink washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper (531 x 725) (127) pen, yellow ochre and pink washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper (725 x 534)
Hand
(126, 127) Charles James Richardson (1809-71, pupil and assistant 1824-1837)
Watermark
(126, 127) Smith & Allnutt 1830
Notes
Soane's design for a tripartite window on the south front is first shown on drawing 115. In drawings 126 and 127 the design has evolved so that the pediments have lost their acroteria but Greek fret patterns have been added to the panels beneath the windows. The windows are each 3 feet wide and 9 feet 11½ inches tall. Soane's intention may have been to give the south front a distinct identity and central focal point.
Level
Drawing
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