Plan and half the front elevation for Claremont House, Surrey
Design
ca. 1715 (designed)
ca. 1715 (designed)
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| Place of origin |
In 1715 Vanbrugh started the transformation of his little house at Chargate into the great mansion of Claremont for the Duke of Newcastle. Claremont was demolished in 1769.
This drawing is part of the Vanbrugh Album from the Library at Elton Hall. The Album contains 254 drawings and includes works by Sir John Vanbrugh, Sir Edward Lovett Pearce, William Talman, Nicholas Hawksmoor, Richard Castle and anonymous draughtsmen in Vanbrugh's office. It was created ca. 1945-54 and was purchased by Victoria and Albert Museum in 1992.
E.2124:177 is also from the Vanbrugh Album and is a perspective drawing of Claremont House.
This drawing is part of the Vanbrugh Album from the Library at Elton Hall. The Album contains 254 drawings and includes works by Sir John Vanbrugh, Sir Edward Lovett Pearce, William Talman, Nicholas Hawksmoor, Richard Castle and anonymous draughtsmen in Vanbrugh's office. It was created ca. 1945-54 and was purchased by Victoria and Albert Museum in 1992.
E.2124:177 is also from the Vanbrugh Album and is a perspective drawing of Claremont House.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Plan and half the front elevation for Claremont House, Surrey (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink |
| Brief description | Plan and half the front elevation for Claremont House, Surrey; The Vanbrugh Album; circle of sir John Vanbrugh; ca. 1715. |
| Physical description | Sketch plan and half the front elevation of Sir John Vanbrugh's castellated house at Claremont, Surrey. Five of the nine bays are shown, the central one surmounted by a broken base pediment. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | (Numbered in ink with dimensions.) |
| Object history | In 1715 Vanbrugh started the transformation of his little house at Chargate into the great mansion of Claremont for the Duke of Newcastle. Claremont was demolished in 1769. Please see E.2124.177 for a corresponding perspective drawing of Claremont House. Part of the Vanbrugh Album, which was purchased in 1992 with the aid of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the National Art Collections Fund, The Monument Trust, The Sainsbury Trust, and an anonymous donor. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Place depicted | |
| Summary | In 1715 Vanbrugh started the transformation of his little house at Chargate into the great mansion of Claremont for the Duke of Newcastle. Claremont was demolished in 1769. This drawing is part of the Vanbrugh Album from the Library at Elton Hall. The Album contains 254 drawings and includes works by Sir John Vanbrugh, Sir Edward Lovett Pearce, William Talman, Nicholas Hawksmoor, Richard Castle and anonymous draughtsmen in Vanbrugh's office. It was created ca. 1945-54 and was purchased by Victoria and Albert Museum in 1992. E.2124:177 is also from the Vanbrugh Album and is a perspective drawing of Claremont House. |
| Associated object | |
| Bibliographic reference | Lorimer, C., Newton, C. (ed), The collection of drawings by Sir John Vanbrugh and his circle in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London: V&A, 1996, p. 20, cat. 26.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.2124:122-1992 |
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| Record created | March 20, 2009 |
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