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Reference number
SM volume 42/28
Purpose
Variant sketch design
Aspect
Rough part-plan, and elevation of a two-storey triumphal arch 23.7½ high
Inscribed
dimensions and calculations given
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on thin laid paper (201 x 322)
Hand
Soane
Watermark
Britannia with spear, shield and olive branch within a crowned oval frame
Notes
The next design (42/29) is much the same as this one. However, in the second drawing Soane was working on the proportions so that, for example, the height is reduced by 3 feet 3 inches but an elongated tablet-like parapet about 2 feet high has been added; as built, this became a parapet. The total width of 24 feet 4½ inches remains the same in both designs. Drawing 42/29 is closest to the built design. See 42/29 for general note on Aynhoe Park
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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