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[1] Survey drawing of the ceiling, February 1829
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Reference number
SM 36/3/11
Purpose
[1] Survey drawing of the ceiling, February 1829
Aspect
Plan of the ceiling; (verso) rough section through the main hall looking south
Scale
(recto and verso) bar scales of 2/9 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Whitehall Chapel, (very feint pencil, 8 times) Paintings, Line of the Gallery, Line of Pews, Pulpit, ---- (illegible - ?Dock), Altar, Line of Gallery and dimensions given; (verso) dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 26/02/1829
26 Feb 1829
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pink and light sepia washes, (verso: pencil and pen), pricked for transfer on wove paper with two fold marks (531 x 659)
Hand
unattributed (nothing in Day Books)
Watermark
1827
Notes
SM 36/3/11 shows the compartmentalised ceiling of the Banqueting House in plan and in section looking east and, in pink wash, the layout of the altar, pulpit and pews, the intermediary gallery and the 'line of the gallery'. The room is a double cube measuring (according to Soane's dimensions) 55' 2'' by 111' 5½'' by 55' (verso). In each of the ceiling compartments is inscribed 'paintings' in very feint pencil. These were the canvases by Rubens that were removed and repaired during the course of the restoration work. Although taken down between 1829 and 1831, the decision to restore the paintings was not taken until late in 1831 which delayed the completion of the works. The paintings were restored by 'Mr Sieguer' - that is, John Seguier (1785-1856), artist and restorer.
The section on the verso of the drawing can be identified as looking south due to the round-headed window in the upper part of the hall.
The section on the verso of the drawing can be identified as looking south due to the round-headed window in the upper part of the hall.
Literature
http://www.npg.org.uk/research/programmes/directory-of-british-picture-restorers/british-picture-restorers-1630-1950-s.php
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