[128-129] Record drawings of elevations (2)

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Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
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  - London: Palace of Westminster: designs for alterations and additions, 1793-1828 (499)
    - London: House of Lords, Palace of Westminster: official (mostly domeless) designs, July 1794 - February 1795 (134)

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Reference number

SM (128) volume 66/8 (129) volume 66/9

Purpose

[128-129] Record drawings of elevations (2)

Aspect

128 River (east) elevation of seven bays 129 River (east) elevation of seven bays

Scale

(128) bar scale of 1/7 inch to 1 foot (129) to a scale of 1/7 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

(128, 129) The Elevation to the River of a Design to render the House of Lords and the Rooms and Offices appertaining thereto more commodious

Medium and dimensions

(128, 129) Pen, raw umber, blue/grey and sepia washes, shaded with quadruple-ruled and black wash border on wove paper (702 x 506) bound into volume 66, pp. 8, 9

Hand

(128, 129) Thomas Jeans (c.1775 -1866, pupil August 1792-25 August 1797)

Notes

Drawing 128 is close to drawing 100 but with a variant treatment of the frieze and plaques; and see also drawing 96 for another variant design. Drawing 129 is a copy of drawing 99.

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