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Vitruvius Britannicus, or The British Architect, Volume III

Print
1725 (made)
Artist/Maker
Colen Campbell (artist)
Hulsbergh (engraver)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Engraving print on paper

Object details

Categories
Prints
Architecture
Object type
Print
TitleVitruvius Britannicus, or The British Architect, Volume III (series title)
Materials and techniques
printer's ink, paper, engraving
Printer's Ink
Paper
Engraving
Brief description
From Vitruvius Britannicus by Colen Campbell: Houghton Hall, Norfolk: elevation of the South Front. Plate 33 of Volume III. Engraving by Hendrik Hulsbergh, London, 1725
Physical description
Engraving print on paper
Dimensions
    Marks and inscriptions
    Ca: Campbell Architectus. H: Hulsbergh Sculp: (Lettered)
    Gallery label
    Henry Hulsberg after Colen Campbell (1676-1729)
    The south front of Houghton Hall, Norfolk
    Etching and engraving from Vitruvius Britannicus, vol 111, 1725

    Houghton, built for Sir Robert Walpole, was designed in 1721 but not completed until after 1735, after Campbell's death. The pedimented towers shown in this print were then given baroque domes by James Gibbs instead. The house itself is a four square mass incorporating a single cube hall fitted out in imitation of that of the Inigo Jones's Queen's House. The corner towers are clearly derived from Wilton House.
    Credit line
    Acquired from B. Weinreb Ltd., London in 1967.
    Place depicted
    Houghton
    Bibliographic reference
    Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1967
    Collection
    Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
    Accession number
    CIRC.102-1967

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    Record createdJune 30, 2009
    Record URL
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