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Design

18th Century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Elevation of a villa with basement and attic levels. The ground floor is rusticated and the three central windows on the piano nobile are pedimented. Four Corinthian pilasters rise through the piano nobile to the attic level.

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
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink and wash
Brief description
Elevation of a villa with basement and attic levels in the Vanbrugh Album, possibly by Sir Edward Lovett Pearce (ca. 1695-1733).
Physical description
Elevation of a villa with basement and attic levels. The ground floor is rusticated and the three central windows on the piano nobile are pedimented. Four Corinthian pilasters rise through the piano nobile to the attic level.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.3cm
  • Width: 13cm
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. 46, cat. 115.
Production typeDesign
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
Summary
Elevation of a villa with basement and attic levels. The ground floor is rusticated and the three central windows on the piano nobile are pedimented. Four Corinthian pilasters rise through the piano nobile to the attic level.

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. 46, cat. 115.
  • Downes, K., Sir John Vanbrugh: A Biography, 1987, p. 434.
  • Whistler, L., The Imagination of Vanbrugh and his Fellow Artists, 1954, fig. 88.
Collection
Accession number
E.2124:164-1992

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Record createdMay 8, 2009
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