Design
ca. 1725. (made)
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Section, front elevation and plan of a large, two-storey garden temple of the Maison Carrée type. The elevation shows a tetrastyle Roman Doric portico with circular and bucrania motifs in the metopes. The central window above the pedimented doorway is Diocletian.
This drawing is part of the Vanbrugh Album. 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.
This drawing is part of the Vanbrugh Album. 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.
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Materials and techniques | Pen and ink, wash and coloured wash |
Brief description | Section, front elevation and plan of a large, two-storey garden temple by Sir Edward Lovett Pearce (1695-1733). |
Physical description | Section, front elevation and plan of a large, two-storey garden temple of the Maison Carrée type. The elevation shows a tetrastyle Roman Doric portico with circular and bucrania motifs in the metopes. The central window above the pedimented doorway is Diocletian. |
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Production type | Unique |
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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. |
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Summary | Section, front elevation and plan of a large, two-storey garden temple of the Maison Carrée type. The elevation shows a tetrastyle Roman Doric portico with circular and bucrania motifs in the metopes. The central window above the pedimented doorway is Diocletian. This drawing is part of the Vanbrugh Album. 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. 39, cat. 98.
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Accession number | E.2124:210-1992 |
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Record created | April 17, 2009 |
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