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  • image SM volume 42/31 recto and verso

Reference number

SM volume 42/31 recto and verso

Purpose

Sketch design

Aspect

(recto) Rough part-plan of ceiling with varied motifs: central patera, segmental panel with peltoid shield and festoon, calyx and anthemion in a frieze, and arabesque; (verso) rough design for a roof truss with skylight

Inscribed

(recto and verso) dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • datable to 1772-8

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, (verso) brown pen, pencil on laid paper (115 x 176) (116 x 177), (verso) brown pen over pencil

Hand

(recto) copied by Soane, Henry Holland office;( verso) Henry Holland, Soane

Watermark

part of a crown (Whatman)

Notes

The ceiling design in Soane's hand was made when he was in Henry Holland's office, 1772-8. A comparison with Henry Holland's 'Miscellaneous Sketches 1777' (in Sketchbooks catalogue) shows that the design for a roof truss is by Henry Holland with some dimensions added by Soane.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk