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Survey drawing of the old House of Lords, 11 June 1825
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Reference number
SM 51/3/67
Purpose
Survey drawing of the old House of Lords, 11 June 1825
Aspect
Plan of the old House of Lords
Scale
bar scale of 3/10 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
labelled: House of Lords, Flap (twice), Desk, Seat (4 times), Table, Woll (sic) Sack (3 times), Arch Bishops / Seat and dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 11 June 1825
June 11th 1825
Medium and dimensions
Pen, yellow, light red and sepia washes, pricked for transfer on wove paper with one fold mark (649 x 499)
Notes
This drawing probably relates to Soane's designs for a new House of Lords, made in the first weeks of June 1825. The old House of Lords occupied the former Court of Requests and had been fitted up by James Wyatt (1746-1813) after 1800. The arrangements shown in this survey are the same as in an earlier survey drawing (SM 51/3/58) made in July 1820 when Soane was fitting up the House for the trial of Queen Caroline (q.v.).
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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