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Reference number

SM 71/2/64

Purpose

Design for a new Royal Entrance, 25 July 1822

Aspect

Plan of the new Royal Entrance

Scale

bar scale of 1/3 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

labelled: A The width of this Arch determines B / C The width of this Arch is determined by D, A (twice), Part of / Old Pier, B (9 times), C (twice), D, E, Eql (4 times), The distance from A to B determines the distance from C to A and dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • 25 July 1822
    Lincolns Inn Fields / 25th July 1822

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pink and sepia washes, pricked for transfer on two sheets of wove paper, affixed (706 x 775)

Hand

George Bailey (1792 - 1860)
Pupil and assistant August 1806 - January 1837.

Watermark

Smith & Allnutt

Notes

The Royal Entrance in this design is realigned and made smaller in comparison with an earlier design (SM 71/2/82) and has a new vestibule appended to the north end.

Level

Drawing

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

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