Drawing
18th century (made)
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| 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
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink with deep pink and grey washes. On the verso, pencil and grey washes. |
| Brief description | An incomplete plan of a casino; William Chambers. |
| Physical description | An incomplete plan of a casino. On the verso, a drawing of a dancing maenad. The plan of this small casino, drawn in Italy, is similar to that Chambers designed for Birdsall, but with the addition of an extension to the front to accommodate an exedra. The drawing on the verso, a dancing maenad taken from an ancient relief, is similar in treatment to the sketches in the Franco-Italian Album. |
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| Object history | Bought from C.J. Richardson, 1864. |
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| 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: 749 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 3360 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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