Drawing
ca. 1727 (made)
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Preliminary design for the statue of the architect Inigo Jones (1573-1652) commissioned by Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington for the entrance to Chiswick House, Middlesex, by William Kent (1685-1748). It was executed by J M Rysbrack about 1727.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and wash. |
| Brief description | Preliminary design for the statue of the architect Inigo Jones (1573-1652) commissioned by Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington by William Kent (1685-1748). |
| Physical description | Design for the statue of Inigo Jones, Chiswick House, Middlesex. |
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| Production type | Design |
| Historical context | Sculptures known to have been designed by Kent are relatively few but are accorded positions of great prominence. In Westminster Abbey Kent designed the monuments to Newton and Earl Stanhope (both carved by John Michael Rysbrack) and to Shakespeare (carved by Peter Scheemakers) and received substantial fees for doing so. He also designed the figures of Palladio and Inigo Jones (carved by Rysbrack) for the entrance front of Lord Burlington's Chiswick House. It is, therefore, possible that he may have designed sculptures for other locations. |
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| Summary | Preliminary design for the statue of the architect Inigo Jones (1573-1652) commissioned by Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington for the entrance to Chiswick House, Middlesex, by William Kent (1685-1748). It was executed by J M Rysbrack about 1727. |
| Bibliographic reference | John Physick, Designs for english Sculpture 1680-1860, London, Victoria and Albert Museum (HMSO), 1969, pp. 78-79 (illus.) |
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| Accession number | 8933:103 |
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| Record created | October 7, 2008 |
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