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Soane office, London: Palace of Westminster: design for one of the principal entrances ito the new House of Lords, 1794: perspective.
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Joseph Michael Gandy ARA (1771 - 1843)
Soane office, London: Palace of Westminster: design for one of the principal entrances ito the new House of Lords, 1794: perspective.
Watercolour on paper
Inscription: VIEW OF A DESIGN FOR ONE OF THE / PRINCIPAL ENTRANCES INTO THE PROPOSED NEW HOUSE OF LORDS / MDCCXCIV [across the bottom]
Museum number: P153
Not on display
Curatorial note
The frame of this work is canted so that it can be viewed well in its position fairly high up on the south wall of the Breakfast Room.
This fragile watercolour can no longer be permanently displayed and a facsimile is therefore on show in the Breakfast Room in the original frame.
This fragile watercolour can no longer be permanently displayed and a facsimile is therefore on show in the Breakfast Room in the original frame.
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