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Reference number

SM 6/2/15

Purpose

[3] Design for first floor 'No 1'

Aspect

First floor plan

Scale

bar scale of 1/7 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Plan of the One Pair Floor of Bagden House / with the Proposed Alterations, No 1, The Earl of Ailesbury, rooms labelled: Chamber (5 times), Dressing / Room, Nursery (twice), Closet (twice) and dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • 11/6/1795
    Lincolns Inn Fields June 11th 1795

Medium and dimensions

Pen, red, black, blue and sepia washes, triple ruled and black wash border, pricked for transfer on stout wove paper (487 x 687)

Hand

The office Day Book entry for 11 June 1795 has Meyer, Jeans, Seward and Good as making drawings for the 'Earl of Ailesbury'. These were four of the five pupils then serving their articles with Soane. (See introductory notes for full names and dates)

Notes

The exisiting house provides three bed chambers, two closets and the stair - the rest is new.

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