Drawing
18th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
The tower and spire at Woodstock is also recorded in an elevation, dated 1776, at the Bodleian Library (Harris 1970, fig.148). The design, derived from the plans for St Mary's St Marylebone was never executed.
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.
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
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| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink with yellow wash |
| Brief description | Five plans at different levels of the tower and the spire of the Church of St Mary Magdalene at Woodstock, Oxfordshire. The plans, in an office hand, record, at the bottom of the sheet, the plan of the base and section at the first floor. In the centre of the sheet is the plan at second-floor level. At the top of the sheet are plans at the third-and fourth-floor levels. (Scale: 2 1/8 in. to 10 ft.) |
| Physical description | Five plans at different levels of the tower and the spire of the Church of St Mary Magdalene at Woodstock, Oxfordshire. The plans, in an office hand, record, at the bottom of the sheet, the plan of the base and section at the first floor. In the centre of the sheet is the plan at second-floor level. At the top of the sheet are plans at the third- and fourth-floor levels. (Scale: 2 1/8 in. to 10 ft.) |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Woodstock Spire' (in pencil in Chambers' hand) |
| Object history | Bought from C.J. Richardson, 1864. |
| Historical context | The tower and spire at Woodstock is also recorded in an elevation, dated 1776, at the Bodleian Library (Harris 1970, fig.148). The design, derived from the plans for St Mary's St Marylebone was never executed. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | The tower and spire at Woodstock is also recorded in an elevation, dated 1776, at the Bodleian Library (Harris 1970, fig.148). The design, derived from the plans for St Mary's St Marylebone was never executed. 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: 739 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 3369 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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