Half east–west section through the south library chamber

WRE/3/4/15

1685–86

Sir Christopher (1632–1723) Wren, Nicholas (c.1662–1736) Hawksmoor

Pen and brown ink over pencil. Thick smooth laid paper. 45.1 x 29.7 cm. Countermark: PVL conjoined.

Drawn by Hawksmoor, the design exactly repeats, in reverse, the right half of WRE/3/4/13. Implied scale, c.6.5 ft to 1 inch. Datable 1685-86. The pencil note on WRE/3/4/13, ‘This side 2’, probably refers to the present drawing as a mirror-image duplicate. Complementing this section is an elevation by Hawksmoor of the south side of the east half of library chamber, WRE/3/3/14.

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