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Plan of a house, Claremont, Surrey

Design
early 18th century (designed)
Artist/Maker
Sir John Vanbrugh (architect)

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.

Object details

Categories
Designs
Drawings
Object type
Design
TitlePlan of a house, Claremont, Surrey (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen, ink and wash
Brief description
Plan of a house, Claremont, Surrey; The Vanbrugh Album; in style of Sir John Vanbrugh; early 18th century.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.7cm
  • Length: 33.6cm
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, London: V & A, 1996, p. 19, cat. 24.
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • 13 Squares, Scale 6 Feet in an Inch and Yard

    Note
    Inscribed in ink.



  • Note
    Numbered with dimensions.

Object history
Some features of this plan recur in that of Vanbrugh's house at Claremont, Surrey. See Whistler (1954), Fig 59.
Subjects depicted
Plan
House
Summary
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.
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, London: V & A, 1996., p. 19, cat. 24.
  • Whistler, L., The Imagination of Vanbrugh and His Fellow Artist, 1954, fig. 57.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2124:87-1992

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Record createdMarch 20, 2009
Record URL
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