Radial section of a peristyle bay, close to the final scheme

WRE/5/3/6

c.1696–99

Sir Christopher (1632–1723) Wren, William (1671–1725) Dickinson

Pen and brown ink over pencil, with some pencil shading. Smooth laid paper. 38.6 x 25.0 cm (trimmed by about 1 cm. lower third, right edge). Countermark: AJ.

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