Preparatory sketch of the Royal Entrance, January 1823

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  - London: Palace of Westminster: designs for alterations and additions, 1793-1828 (499)
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      - Royal Entrance and Scala Regia, 1822-23 (68)
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Reference number

SM volume 49/27

Purpose

Preparatory sketch of the Royal Entrance, January 1823

Aspect

Interior perspective of the King's Entrance looking towards the Scala Regia

Inscribed

as above

Signed and dated

January 1823
Jan^y 1823

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on wove paper (in sketchbook) (210 x 275)

Hand

Soane Office

Watermark

Fellows & Sons 1821

Notes

In this drawing the viewpoint is the inside of the arcade of the Royal Entrance, looking towards the Scala Regia which can be made out through a large Classical entrance at the end of the arcade. The rib vaulting of the ceiling is shown in detail in SM 71/2/62-63.

Level

Drawing

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