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Design for the new Royal Entrance and Scala Regia, July 1822
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- Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
Reference number
SM 71/2/83
Purpose
Design for the new Royal Entrance and Scala Regia, July 1822
Aspect
Plan of the Royal Entrance and Scala Regia
Scale
bar scale of 1/6 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
labelled: The Entrance for / His Majesty, Peer's (sic) Entrance, Bishop's (sic) Entrance
Signed and dated
- July 1822
Lincolns Inn Fields July 1822
Medium and dimensions
Pen, yellow ochre, black, burnt Sienna and blue washes, pricked for transfer with multi-ruled sepia and black wash border on wove paper (917 x 647)
Hand
Soane Office
Watermark
J Whatman 1821
Notes
This design is comparable to SM 71/2/82, Soane's initial design dated 'February 1822'. The main differences are that the line of the arcade and the position of the Scala Regia have changed. In this design a small vestibule with buttresses to the west of the Scala Regia has also been retained. Soane experimented with different positions for the Scala Regia relative to the space between the Princes Chamber and an existing vestibule. In this design the staircase has also been extended so that it consists of three flights of seven stairs rather than two flights of ten.
Level
Drawing
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