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Reference number

SM 6/2/4

Purpose

[6] Design for elevation ' No.1 A'

Aspect

Principal elevation

Scale

bar scale of 1/7 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Bagden House, Elevation to Design No 1 / A / The Earl of Ailesbury

Signed and dated

  • 12/6/1795
    Copy, Lincolns Inn Fields June 12th 1795

Medium and dimensions

Pen and sepia washes, shaded on coarse wove paper (314 x 520)

Hand

The office Day Book entry for 12 June 1795 has Jeans, Seward and Good as making drawings for the 'Earl of Ailesbury'. These were three of the five pupils then serving their articles with Soane. (See introductory notes for full names and dates)

Notes

Two-storey, five bay front with a pediment over the three centre bays; an Ionic portico of four columns supports a balustraded verandah.

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