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Proposal for re-fronting the principal elevation of Glympton Manor, near Woodstock, Oxfordshire

Design
1700-1720 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Proposal for re-fronting the principal elevation of Glympton Manor showing also the relevant portion of the ground plan. Decorative statues, scrolls and vases are added in pencil.


Object details

Categories
Designs
Drawings
Architectural Drawings
Object type
Design
TitleProposal for re-fronting the principal elevation of Glympton Manor, near Woodstock, Oxfordshire (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen, and ink
Pen and Ink
Drawing
Brief description
Proposal for re-fronting the principal elevation of Glympton Manor, near Woodstock, Oxfordshire; office of Sir John Vanbrugh; 1700-1720.
Physical description
Proposal for re-fronting the principal elevation of Glympton Manor showing also the relevant portion of the ground plan. Decorative statues, scrolls and vases are added in pencil.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.3cm
  • Length: 29.9cm
Taken from Lorimer C. and Newton, C. (ed.), The collection of drawings by Sir John Vanbrugh and his circle in the Victoria and Albert Museum, V & A, 1996, p. 24, cat. 48.
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
Sr Tho: Wheates Papers (Inscribed with the above.)
Subject depicted
Plan
Place depicted
Woodstock
Associated object
D.105-1891
Bibliographic reference
Lorimer C. and Newton, C. (ed.), The collection of drawings by Sir John Vanbrugh and his circle in the Victoria and Albert Museum, V & A, 1996, p. 24, cat. 48.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
D.127-1891

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Record createdMarch 5, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O198291/proposal-for-re-fronting-the-design-unknown/
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