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Design for part of the Royal Gallery, 18 December 1823
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Reference number
SM 51/2/36
Purpose
Design for part of the Royal Gallery, 18 December 1823
Aspect
Section of part of the Royal Gallery
Scale
bar scale of 5/8 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
as above, labelled: House of Lords, Old Wall, and dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 18 December 1823
18th Decr 1823
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pink and yellow ochre washes on wove paper (530 x 736)
Hand
David Alfred Mocatta (1806 - 1882)
Pupil March 1821 - February 1827.
Pupil March 1821 - February 1827.
Notes
This drawing shows the end of the Royal Gallery next to the entrance to the Painted Chamber looking north and west in two sections. The 'Old Wall' belongs to the medieval Painted Chamber, which explains its thickness. The arch has multiple roll mouldings in the archivolt and further roll mouldings in the soffit, as well as a caduceus motif (a winged staff entwined with two serpents). The caduceus is an attribute of Mercury and therefore represents, among else, commerce, no doubt intended in this instance as a reference to British economic prosperity. The entrance beneath the arch in section to the right leads into a small closet.
Level
Drawing
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