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Reference number
SM 51/2/20
Purpose
Design for the Ante-Room and Royal Gallery, 15 August 1823
Aspect
Section through the Ante-Room and Royal Gallery looking west, part-plan of lantern and sketch alternative design for lantern by Soane
Scale
bar scale of 1/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
labelled: Design for the Ante-Room and Royal Gallery - House of Lords, York Landing (twice), Painted / Chamber, (in Soane's hand) ?Bell and dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 15 August 1823
L. I. Fields / August 15th 1823
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia, pink, blue, olive green and burnt umber washes, shaded, pricked for transfer on thin wove paper with two modern repairs (554 x 685)
Hand
Soane Office
Notes
This design corresponds with the plan SM 51/2/12. The ante-room has elaborate door and window surrounds. The surround shown in this drawing is reminiscent of a triumphal arch and is topped with a heraldic sculpture. The gallery is divided into three bays. The first and third have shallow-domed or vaulted ceilings with the ceiling springing from Ionic columns. The central bay is topped with a large domed cupola with Corinthian columns. The cupola is shown in a part plan at the top of the drawing. In Soane's hand is another design for the cupola dated '16 Nov 1823' in which the dome is missing.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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