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Architectural Drawing

18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This Doric window surround is similar to those Chambers used at Melbourne House.

Chambers was born in Sweden and died in London. He travelled widely, visiting China, and studied architecture at the Ecole des Arts, Paris, from 1749 and in Italy from 1750 to 1755. Many of his drawings from this period are contained in his important 'Franco-Italian' album, held in the V&A. Chambers moved to London in 1755 and published his influential Treatise on Civil Architecture in 1759. Chambers demonstrated the breadth of his style in buildings such as Gower (later Carrington) House and Melbourne House, London, in such country houses as Duddingston, Scotland, and in the garden architecture he designed for Wilton House, Wiltshire, and at Kew Gardens. He became head of government building in 1782, and in this capacity built Somerset House, London.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink with pencil
Brief description
Elevation of a pedimented window surround and string course; William Chambers.
Physical description
Elevation of a pedimented window surround and string course. (Scale: 5/8inche to 1 foot.)
Dimensions
  • Height: 504mm
  • Width: 338mm
Style
Object history
Bought from E. Parsons, 1869.
Summary
This Doric window surround is similar to those Chambers used at Melbourne House.

Chambers was born in Sweden and died in London. He travelled widely, visiting China, and studied architecture at the Ecole des Arts, Paris, from 1749 and in Italy from 1750 to 1755. Many of his drawings from this period are contained in his important 'Franco-Italian' album, held in the V&A. Chambers moved to London in 1755 and published his influential Treatise on Civil Architecture in 1759. Chambers demonstrated the breadth of his style in buildings such as Gower (later Carrington) House and Melbourne House, London, in such country houses as Duddingston, Scotland, and in the garden architecture he designed for Wilton House, Wiltshire, and at Kew Gardens. He became head of government building in 1782, and in this capacity built Somerset House, London.
Bibliographic reference
Snodin Catalogue Number: 779
Collection
Accession number
7073:33

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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