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Drawing

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

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
Pencil, pen and ink with yellow and grey washes
Brief description
Elevation, with sections of mouldings; possibly for a chimneypiece and tablet; William Chambers
Physical description
Elevation, with sections of mouldings; possibly for a chimneypiece and tablet. The design appears to show part of the tablet and frieze of a chimney piece. On the tablet are two Vitruvian scrolls facing each other, and between them, on a yellow ground, leaves in a candelabrum form. On the frieze panel is a Vitruvian scroll.
Dimensions
  • Height: 487mm
  • Width: 295mm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Half size' (In pencil.)
  • The dimensions (In ink)
Object history
Bought from B. Quaritch, 1863 (Yenn Album).
Subjects depicted
Summary
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: 799
Collection
Accession number
3861:27

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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