Competition drawing
C.R. Cockerell and assistants, 1830
Pen and wash, pencil ceiling decoration
92.5×41
MS Add.9272/4/28

The library filled the entire first storey, with spectacular domed vestibules at each corner. A section of the south wing is shown here, with watercolour used to convey the effect of lighting. A finished version of this drawing had already been completed with a solid roof, indicating that the skylights were in fact the last element of the design to be added.