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Combined survey drawing and design for the new Scala Regia
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- Sir John Soane office drawings: the drawings of Sir John Soane and the office of Sir John Soane
Reference number
SM 89/3/71
Purpose
Combined survey drawing and design for the new Scala Regia
Aspect
Part plan of the existing staircase with a design for the new staircase overlaid
Scale
bar scale of 1/3 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
dimensions given; (verso) John Soane Esqr / Lincoln's Inn Fields
Medium and dimensions
Pen, sepia and pink washes on wove paper with five fold marks (502 x 490)
Notes
Although badly damaged, the difference between the orientation of the existing staircase and the line of the new Scala Regia (in pink wash) can be discerned in this drawing.
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