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[27] Copy of a design 'D2' for the interior of the House of Commons
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Reference number
SM 36/2/29
Purpose
[27] Copy of a design 'D2' for the interior of the House of Commons
Aspect
Plan and laid-out wall elevations
Scale
bar scale of 1/12 inch to 1 foot
Medium and dimensions
Pen and sepia (brown) wash within single ruled border on laid paper (357 x 505)
Hand
C18th hand
Watermark
fleur-de-lis within crowned cartouche / WR / V
Notes
Drawing [27] is the third copy of 'D2' - the original is TNA, WORK 29/3358 (10) (Salmon, fig. 13.37) and another copy exists in the BAL (VOS/150/20). The Soane version has a bust of a classical god above the entrance to the chamber.
(Salmon, p. 348 and note 132)
(Salmon, p. 348 and note 132)
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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