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Drawing

Drawing

  • Date:

    ca. 1727 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Kent, William (maker)
    Rysbrack (sculptor)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Pen and ink and wash.

  • Museum number:

    8933:103

  • Gallery location:

    Prints & Drawings Study Room, level E, case H, shelf 13

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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.

Physical description

Design for the statue of Inigo Jones, Chiswick House, Middlesex.

Date

ca. 1727 (made)

Artist/maker

Kent, William (maker)
Rysbrack (sculptor)

Materials and Techniques

Pen and ink and wash.

Dimensions

Height: 14,6 cm, Width: 9,3 cm

Historical context note

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.

Descriptive line

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).

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

John Physick, Designs for english Sculpture 1680-1860, London, Victoria and Albert Museum (HMSO), 1969, pp. 78-79 (illus.)

Associated names

Burlington, Richard Boyle (3rd Earl of)

Materials

Pen and ink; Wash

Techniques

Drawing; Painting (image-making)

Subjects depicted

Statue; Monument; Chiswick House; Jones, Inigo

Categories

Drawings; Designs

Production Type

Design

Collection code

PDP

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