Design
early 18th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Elevation of a town house with five stories. The ground floor has banded rustication and the front door has an entablature supported by volutes.
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.
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 | |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and wash |
| Brief description | Elevation of a town house with five stories in the Vanbrugh Album by Richard Castle (c.1650-1751). |
| Physical description | Elevation of a town house with five stories. The ground floor has banded rustication and the front door has an entablature supported by volutes. |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Design |
| Marks and inscriptions | (Inscribed in ink with the scale (1 inch to 8 feet).) |
| 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. |
| Production | Possibly the same building as E.2124.176. However, the basement windows are not arched. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Elevation of a town house with five stories. The ground floor has banded rustication and the front door has an entablature supported by volutes. 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 object | E.2124:176-1992 (Version) |
| 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. 36, cat. 79.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.2124:182-1992 |
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| Record created | May 7, 2009 |
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