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Preparatory sketch for a presentation drawing of the porte-cochère, c.1824
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Reference number
SM 71/2/77
Purpose
Preparatory sketch for a presentation drawing of the porte-cochère, c.1824
Aspect
View of the Port-Cochere (sic) House of Lords / erected 1822
Inscribed
as above
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, brown pen, sepia, blue, yellow and red washes, shaded, on wove paper (565 x 449)
Hand
Soane Office
Watermark
Weatherley & Lane 1818
Notes
A rough drawing of the porte-cochère - probably made in preparation for a presentation or exhibition drawing - shows the moment of the arrival of the royal carriage at the House of Lords. The porte-cochère has four-centred arches, buttresses, quatrefoil ornaments and battlements. Through the porte-cochère it is possible to see the vaulting of the ceiling of the Royal Entrance. The exterior of the Royal Entrance has changed from previous designs (for example SM volume 61/25-26, SM 71/2/58A) - the screen beneath the traceried arches is left plain rather than being ornamented with blind arcading. Silhouetted in the background are James Wyatt's Gothic elevations to Old Palace Yard and the gabled south end of Westminster Hall.
Level
Drawing
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