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Design

ca. 1726 (made)
Artist/Maker
Lovett Pearce, Edward (Sir) (architect)
Place of origin
England (made)

Study of an elaborate entablature showing brackets in place of triglyphs and elaborate sculpted reliefs in the metopes of a family impresa of a sailing ship and an arrow hitting a target on a tree. The wall beneath is edged with quoins, and the whole is taken from Vignola's Castello Farnese, Caprarola, as reproduced in his treatise, Regola, 1563

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
Architecture
Sculpture
Object type
Design
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink and wash
Pen and Ink
Wash
Brief description
Study of elaborate entablature by Sir Edward Lovett Pearce (ca.1695-1733).
Physical description
Study of an elaborate entablature showing brackets in place of triglyphs and elaborate sculpted reliefs in the metopes of a family impresa of a sailing ship and an arrow hitting a target on a tree. The wall beneath is edged with quoins, and the whole is taken from Vignola's Castello Farnese, Caprarola, as reproduced in his treatise, Regola, 1563.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.5cm
  • Length: 8.3cm
  • Height: 16.8cm
  • Width: 23cm
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. 23, cat. 44.
Production typeUnique
Object history
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.
Subjects depicted
Entablatures
Brackets
Triglyphs
Sculpted
Relief
Metopes
Ships
Arrow
Target
Trees
Summary
Study of an elaborate entablature showing brackets in place of triglyphs and elaborate sculpted reliefs in the metopes of a family impresa of a sailing ship and an arrow hitting a target on a tree. The wall beneath is edged with quoins, and the whole is taken from Vignola's Castello Farnese, Caprarola, as reproduced in his treatise, Regola, 1563

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.
Associated objects
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. 23, cat. 44.
  • Palladio. The Four Books of Architecture.
  • Vignola Castello Farnese, Caprarola. Regola. 1563.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2124:242-1992

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Record createdApril 16, 2009
Record URL
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