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Design for the river front of the new House of Lords, June 1825
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- Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
Reference number
SM 51/3/46
Purpose
Design for the river front of the new House of Lords, June 1825
Aspect
Elevation of the river front
Scale
bar scale of 1/5 inch to 1 foot
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia and black washes on two sheets of wove paper, affixed (529 x 1182)
Hand
Soane Office
Watermark
1817
Notes
The front to the new House of Lords facing the river is divided into 17 bays with an octastyle Corinthian portico, above which is a five-bay attic with panel pilasters. The corners of the elevation are both different. The southern corner (left) is rounded and has an ogival cap with a pineapple finial drawn in pencil. The northern corner is angled and has a flat roof, but in a rough pencil plan below there is another design for a projection at the corner with columns.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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