Drawing
ca. 1730-1735 (made)
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Design for a neo-classical villa overlooking Wayneflete's Tower at Esher Place, Surrey. With part of a sketch plan in pencil. Designs for Esher Place, Surrey, show plans and exterior elevations of the house, designs for the interiors and plans and elevations for the garden, park and outbuildings, ca. 1730-1735. By the time Henry Pelham purchased Esher Place in 1729 all that remained of the original structure was Waynflete's Tower, built ca. 1475 by Bishop Waynflete as the gatehouse to the Episcopal Palace. When William Kent was commissioned to enlarge the house and redesign the grounds, it seems that Pelham originally considered a classical villa overlooking the Tower in the Park. However this scheme was abandoned in favour of altering and adding to the Tower itself.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pen and brown ink and grey washes on paper |
| Brief description | William Kent, design for a villa at Esher Place, Surrey. Pen and brown ink, pencil, and wash on paper, ca. 1730-1735 |
| Physical description | Design for a neo-classical villa overlooking Wayneflete's Tower at Esher Place, Surrey. With part of a sketch plan in pencil. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Paper watermarked LVG and with the Dutch Lion. |
| Summary | Design for a neo-classical villa overlooking Wayneflete's Tower at Esher Place, Surrey. With part of a sketch plan in pencil. Designs for Esher Place, Surrey, show plans and exterior elevations of the house, designs for the interiors and plans and elevations for the garden, park and outbuildings, ca. 1730-1735. By the time Henry Pelham purchased Esher Place in 1729 all that remained of the original structure was Waynflete's Tower, built ca. 1475 by Bishop Waynflete as the gatehouse to the Episcopal Palace. When William Kent was commissioned to enlarge the house and redesign the grounds, it seems that Pelham originally considered a classical villa overlooking the Tower in the Park. However this scheme was abandoned in favour of altering and adding to the Tower itself. |
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| Accession number | E.360-1986 |
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| Record created | October 7, 2008 |
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