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[15] Amended design for first floor
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Reference number
SM 6/2/9
Purpose
[15] Amended design for first floor
Aspect
First floor plan
Scale
bar scale of 1/7 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
The Earl of Ailesbury - Bagden House, Plan of the One Pair Floor, rooms labelled: Chamber (five times), Dressing Room (twice), Nursery (twice), Closet (twice), Passage and dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 17/6/1795
(Copy) Lincolns Inn Fields June 17th 1795
Medium and dimensions
Pen, red, yellow and sepia washes on thin wove paper, partly pricked for transfer (554 x 333)
Hand
The office Day Book entry for 17 June 1795 has Meyer and Jeans as making drawings for the 'Earl of Ailesbury'. These were two of the five pupils then serving their articles with Soane. (See introductory notes for full names and dates)
Notes
A comparison with the earlier drawing [2] shows, for example, the addition here of fireplaces with added windows to the side elevations. However, there is one window instead of two in the nursery (that has been enlarged by three feet).
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