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Design for the soffits of the arches under the centre dome, 4 December 1823
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Reference number
SM 51/2/31
Purpose
Design for the soffits of the arches under the centre dome, 4 December 1823
Aspect
Details of Soffitte (sic) of Arches under the Centre Dome
Scale
bar scale of 1¼ inches to 1 foot and (Full Size)
Inscribed
as above, labelled: House of Lords - Royal Gallery, eq[ua]l (3 times), A Full Size, A, [?Line of] Centre
Signed and dated
- 4 December 1823
Lincolns Inn Fields / 4th Decr 1823
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia and pink washes, shaded, pricked for transfer on wove paper, lower right hand corner missing (530 x 719)
Hand
George Bailey (1792 - 1860)
Pupil and assistant August 1806 to January 1837.
Pupil and assistant August 1806 to January 1837.
Notes
The soffits of the arches under the centre dome are more elaborately decorated than the soffits of the arched apertures over the columns (SM 51/2/30). SM 51/2/25 is a detail of the entablature shown at the bottom left corner of the drawing.
Level
Drawing
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