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Plan of the ground to the north of Castle Howard, Yorkshire

Architectural Design
ca. 1706 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Vanbrugh (architect)
Place of origin
England (made)

The plan is roughly drawn and was probably made during the building of the house, before 1706, when the west bow window (not shown here) was built.


Object details

Categories
Architecture
Designs
Drawings
Object type
Architectural design
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Design
  • Drawing
  • Design
  • Drawing
TitlePlan of the ground to the north of Castle Howard, Yorkshire (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen and ink
Pen and Ink
Architectural Drawing
Brief description
Plan of the ground to the north of Castle Howard and explanatory notes on an attached sheet; Sir John Vanbrugh or assistants; ca. 1705.
Physical description
Plan of the ground to the north of Castle Howard, Yorkshire.
Dimensions
  • Height: 56.5cm
  • Length: 121.9cm
Taken from Lorimer, C. and Newton, C., The collection of drawings by Sir John Vanbrugh and his circle in the Victoria and Albert Museum, V & A, 1996, p. 14, cat. 9.
Style
Baroque
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
The Plan of Hindeskelfe Castle and Wary Wood (Inscribed with a scale and entitled , with explanatory notes on an attached sheet.)
Credit line
Given by Art Fund
Object history
The plan is roughly drawn and was probably made during the building of the house, before 1706, when the west bow window (not shown here) was built. See L. Whistler (1954).

Purchased from the Marquis of Bute at auction at Sotheby's on 23 May 195, lot 19.15 by the National Arts Collection Fund and given to the V.& A.
Subject depicted
Plan
Place depicted
Castle Howard
Summary
The plan is roughly drawn and was probably made during the building of the house, before 1706, when the west bow window (not shown here) was built.
Bibliographic references
  • Lorimer, C. and Newton, C., The collection of drawings by Sir John Vanbrugh and his circle in the Victoria and Albert Museum, V & A, 1996, p. 14, cat. 9.
  • L. Whistler, The Imagination of Vanbrugh and his Fellow Artists, 1954, p. 74 and Fig 18.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1951 London: HMSO, 1962.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1951, London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1962.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.432-1951

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Record createdMarch 3, 2009
Record URL
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