Plans of the dome at peristyle and attic level and a plan of a western tower at peristyle level

WRE/7/3/2

c.1704–10

Sir Christopher (1632–1723) Wren, Simon (1661–1733) Gribelin

Pen and grey ink with grey wash over pencil and incised lines. Single large sheet of laid paper, with central vertical fold and vertical fold at centre-right. 53.0 x 72.3 cm. Watermark: Strasbourg lily over LVG; countermark: IHS surmounted by a cross, over IVILLEDARY

{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang2057{\fonttbl{\f0\fswiss\fprq2\fcharset0 Microsoft Sans Serif;}{\f1\fswiss\fprq2\fcharset0 System;}} {\colortbl ;\red0\green0\blue128;} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\cf1\f0\fs20 Three record plans of the dome at peristyle and attic levels and of the western towers at peristyle level. Drawn probably by Simon Gribelin. Datable c.1704-10. Implied scale, just over 11 ft to 1 inch. \par \par Precisely drawn with compass and ruling pen, the immaculate ink and shading techniques, the neat ruled pencil under-drawing, and the absence of a scale bar suggest the hand of Simon Gribelin (compare WRE/3/1/12-15 and WRE/3/2/11). The drawing postdates a near-final plan for the western towers of c.1703 which includes a spiral staircase in the peristyle (WRE/6/2/8). It may have been prepared for an unrealised engraving of the completed plan around the time of Trevitt\rquote s view of the building from the north-east in c.1710 (Wren Society 14, pl.42). For a plan of the dome peristyle shortly before the final scheme, see WRE/5/3/4.\cf0\b\f1\par }

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WRE/3/1/12, WRE/3/1/13, WRE/3/1/14, WRE/3/1/15, WRE/3/2/11, WRE/6/2/8, WRE/5/3/4