Drawing
ca. 1746 (made)
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The Temple, or Banqueting House, in the park at Euston Hall, Suffolk, with a fox-hunt in progress in the foreground. The drawing shows the building as erected, apart from variations in the construction of the flights of stairs giving access to the principal storey. The Temple was built for Charles Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, in 1755. By architect and designer William Kent (1685-1748) and John Vardy (1718-1765).
Kent visited Rome in 1715 where he met Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington who became his patron. Boyle encouraged Kent’s interest in architecture when they returned to London together and Kent soon started receiving commissions for buildings and furniture in the classical style. His most famous buildings include Holkham Hall, Norfolk, and the Horse Guards, Whitehall.
Kent visited Rome in 1715 where he met Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington who became his patron. Boyle encouraged Kent’s interest in architecture when they returned to London together and Kent soon started receiving commissions for buildings and furniture in the classical style. His most famous buildings include Holkham Hall, Norfolk, and the Horse Guards, Whitehall.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink and wash. |
| Brief description | Architectural drawing of the Temple, or Banqueting House, in the park at Euston Hall, Suffolk, ca. 1746, by William Kent (1685-1748) and John Vardy (1718-1765). |
| Physical description | The Temple, or Banqueting House, in the park at Euston Hall, Suffolk, with a fox-hunt in progress in the foreground. The drawing shows the building as erected, apart from variations in the construction of the flights of stairs giving access to the principal storey. |
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| Production type | Design |
| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed in pencil by C.J. Richardson "J. Vardy 1755". (For a drawing of the principal elevation showing the entrance staircases as built see no. 3310 which has been catalogued as the work of J. Vardy. In the present drawing (no.3309) the architectural draughtmanship may be by Vardy with most of the trees and the fox-hunt added by Kent.) |
| Historical context | The temple was built by Kent for Charles Fitzroy. 2nd Duke of Grafton, in 1746; it may be, however, that the architectural drawing on this sheet is by Vardy. |
| Production | The temple was built by Kent for Charles Fitzroy. 2nd Duke of Grafton, in 1746; it may be, however, that the architectural drawing on this sheet is by Vardy. |
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| Summary | The Temple, or Banqueting House, in the park at Euston Hall, Suffolk, with a fox-hunt in progress in the foreground. The drawing shows the building as erected, apart from variations in the construction of the flights of stairs giving access to the principal storey. The Temple was built for Charles Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, in 1755. By architect and designer William Kent (1685-1748) and John Vardy (1718-1765). Kent visited Rome in 1715 where he met Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington who became his patron. Boyle encouraged Kent’s interest in architecture when they returned to London together and Kent soon started receiving commissions for buildings and furniture in the classical style. His most famous buildings include Holkham Hall, Norfolk, and the Horse Guards, Whitehall. |
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| Accession number | 3309 |
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| Record created | October 16, 2008 |
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