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Reference number
SM volume 61/35
Purpose
Record drawing of the Royal Gallery
Aspect
Interior perspective looking towards the Ante Room with staffage
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, sepia, raw umber, green, pink and blue washes with raw umber wash border on wove paper (355 x 277), pasted into volume 61
Notes
The transition from the Ante Room to the Royal Gallery is marked by a screen of two pairs of Ionic columns - those in the Ante Room coloured pink and those in the Gallery given a marble effect. On top of the screen is a sculpted coat of arms with lion and unicorn. The gallery itself is populated with painting and sculpture relating to British military and naval achievements. Of the artworks, only an equestrian statue - and two female admirers - can be seen in this drawing.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk