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Survey drawing of the existing Royal Entrance, 20 February 1822
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Reference number
SM 89/3/54
Purpose
Survey drawing of the existing Royal Entrance, 20 February 1822
Aspect
Plan of the King's Entrance / to the House of Lords
Inscribed
as above, labelled (pencil): door (twice), Painted Chamber, Garden and dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 20 February 1822
(pencil) 20th Feby 1822, (pen) Arthur / Mee Esqre
Medium and dimensions
Pencil and brown pen on laid paper with four fold marks (323 x 400)
Hand
Arthur Patrick Mee (1802 - 1868)
Pupil January 1818 - November 1823.
Pupil January 1818 - November 1823.
Watermark
J Larking 1812, Britannia with lance, shield and olive branch within crowned oval
Notes
This drawing, which is signed by Arthur Mee, one of Soane's pupils, has the Painted Chamber outlined in pen. Mee spent nearly two weeks (9-20 February 1822) making survey drawings of the House of Lords.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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