English School, 18th Century
English School, 18th Century

Neoclassical building

Details
English School, 18th Century
Neoclassical building
indistinctly inscribed (lower left) and annotated with scale
pen and grey ink and grey wash, on paper
12 x 15¾ in. (30.5 x 40 cm.)
Provenance
Sir John Betjeman, by whom given to Professor Sir Albert Richardson, P.R.A.

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Lot Essay

This drawing was given to Professor Richardson by the renowned poet laureate, Sir John Betjeman (1906-1984) with whom he was friends. It was traditionally attributed to the architect Robert Mylne as being of Almack's Assembly Rooms, King Street, St. James's. However, it has not been possible to support this attribution.

We are grateful to Stephen Astley, Helen Dorey and Susan Palmer and the rest of the team at the Sir John Soane's Museum, London for all their assistance with the group of 18th and 19th century architectural drawings and designs.

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