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Design 'No 2' for the exterior of the new entrance in a Gothic style, 26 February 1828
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Reference number
SM volume 61/115
Purpose
Design 'No 2' for the exterior of the new entrance in a Gothic style, 26 February 1828
Aspect
Perspective View of the Exterior of the Buildings in front of the House of Lords No 2
Inscribed
as above
Signed and dated
- February 26th 1828
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, sepia and blue washes, shaded, with single-ruled border on laid paper (281 x 432)
Hand
Charles James Richardson (1806 - 1871)
Pupil February 1824 - January 1827.
Pupil February 1824 - January 1827.
Notes
In the Gothic version of the design for the exterior of the new entrance the square-headed windows are replaced by pointed arches with tracery and the Corinthian columns and statues by buttresses with pinnacles. Instead of stepped domes the porte-cochères are capped with polygonal (probably octagonal) lanterns and in place of the balustrade are battlements. The ground floor has blind arcading ornamented with shields.
Level
Drawing
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