Elevation of a colonnaded entrance for an unidentified project
Design
ca. 1700-1750 (made)
ca. 1700-1750 (made)
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| Place of origin |
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
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| Object type | |
| Title | Elevation of a colonnaded entrance for an unidentified project (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink |
| Brief description | Elevation of a colonnaded entrance for an unidentified project: unknown artist; formerly attributed to Sir John Vanbrugh; ca. 1700-1750. |
| Physical description | Elevation of a colonnaded entrance surmounted by a low pediment and flanked by two domed pavilions. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | Original sketch by Vanbrugh Archt. (Inscribed in ink on the original mount.) |
| Object history | This object was once part of an album of designs by various architects, artists and designers collected by the architect Charles James Richardson, and was bought from him by the Museum in 1863. |
| Production | Formerly attributed to Sir John Vanbrugh |
| Subjects depicted | |
| 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 reference | 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. 55, cat. 148.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 3436:197 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2009 |
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