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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)

Glympton Manor was the residence of Sir Thomas Wheate, Bart, who contracted to supply stone for the building of Blenheim Palace.


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
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 as shown in D.127-1891 but with the ornaments added in ink and extra windows in the attic story.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.5cm
  • Length: 30.5cm
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. 49.
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
(Inscribed in ink with measurements.)
Object history
Glympton was the residence of Sir Thomas Wheate, Bart, who contracted to supply stone for the building of Blenheim Palace. See L. Whistler (1948).
Subject depicted
Plan
Place depicted
Woodstock
Summary
Glympton Manor was the residence of Sir Thomas Wheate, Bart, who contracted to supply stone for the building of Blenheim Palace.
Associated object
D.127-1891
Bibliographic references
  • 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. 49.
  • L. Whistler, `Some unpublished drawings of Sir John Vanbrugh. I - Vanbrugh's design for Glympton', New English Review, December, 1948.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
D.105-1891

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Record createdMarch 5, 2009
Record URL
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