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Design for the ornamentation of the dome in the Royal Gallery, 4 December 1823
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Reference number
SM 51/2/34
Purpose
Design for the ornamentation of the dome in the Royal Gallery, 4 December 1823
Aspect
Plan and Section of Design for the Finishings of Dome &c
Scale
bar scale of 5/6 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as above, labelled: House of Lords, 6'1'' (twice), 1'10½'', 10'10½'' (twice)
Signed and dated
- 4 December 1823
4th Decr 1823
Medium and dimensions
Pen, red pen, pink, blue and sepia washes, shaded, pricked for transfer on wove paper (733 x 532)
Hand
David Alfred Mocatta (1806 - 1882)
Pupil March 1821 - February 1827.
Pupil March 1821 - February 1827.
Notes
The domed ceiling over the central bay of the Royal Gallery is shown in plan and section. The pendentives are fluted and ornamented with motifs of acanthus leaves (shown in a small detail to the right of the drawing) and roundels based on a roundel in the frieze of the Temple of Vespasian in Rome. Further towards the centre of the dome are incised Greek fret patterns (see also SM 51/2/29).
Level
Drawing
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