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[15] Variant design for the ground floor of a new Parliament House
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Reference number
SM 36/2/15
Purpose
[15] Variant design for the ground floor of a new Parliament House
Aspect
Ground floor plan
Scale
bar scale of 5/9 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
labelled: (pencil) River Thames, 300 feet, 232
Signed and dated
- 1734-39
circa
Medium and dimensions
Pen and sepia (brown) wash, pricked for transfer within single ruled border on laid paper (374 x 507)
Hand
William Kent (1685 - 1748)
Watermark
fleur-de-lis within crowned cartouche / LVG
Notes
While substantially similar to the initial ground floor plan (drawing [11]), there are some differences to the design. The most significant are the enlarging of the two courts in the eastern half of the building and the addition of a portico on the river side.
Both drawings [15] and [16] have been taken to suggest a phased construction as the western part of the building is shown in outline only.
(Salmon, pp. 339-43)
Both drawings [15] and [16] have been taken to suggest a phased construction as the western part of the building is shown in outline only.
(Salmon, pp. 339-43)
Level
Drawing
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