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Reference number

SM 71/2/43

Purpose

Design for the Scala Regia, 20 August 1822

Aspect

Section of the Scala Regia with plan of two of the arches

Scale

bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, labelled: House of Lords, Yorkshire Paving, opposite / side, Pilaster and dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • 20 August 1822
    August 20th / 1822

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia and pink washes, shaded, pricked for transfer on wove paper with three fold marks (362 x 520)

Hand

Soane Office

Watermark

Smith & Allnutt 1817

Notes

A line of pink wash shows the gradient of the Scala Regia. In this drawing the Scala Regia is about 3 feet longer than in SM 71/2/47 and has a more generous top landing.

Level

Drawing

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

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