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Design

18th Century (Made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The drawing represents elevation of various temples with indication of architectural elements in French,


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
ink and pencil on paper
Brief description
Drawing from an album by John Talman (1677-1726) and other artists. Antiquities and architectural details, volume II.
Physical description
Recto left side: elevation of a temple with indication of architectural elements in French.

Recto right side: elevation of a Doric temple with indication or architectural elements in French.

Verso left side: Televation of a temple with indication of architectural elements in French (variation with moulding).

Verso right side: elevation of a temple with Doric capital, base of the column and part of the column. Each architectural element is indicated in French.
Dimensions
  • Approx. height: 397mm
  • Approx. length: 536mm
The sheet is irregular.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Bas du fust de la colone dorique'
  • Various measurements
Subjects depicted
Summary
The drawing represents elevation of various temples with indication of architectural elements in French,
Bibliographic reference
See Universita' di Pisa project: "John Talman an early Eighteen Century collector of drawings".
Collection
Accession number
E.293-1940

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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