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Design

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

Plan and elevation of a cruciform building with five bays to the front elevation, the central three projecting and surmounted by a pediment.

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.

E.2124:177 is also from the Vanbrugh Album and is a perspective drawing of Claremont House.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink and wash
Brief description
Plan and elevation of a cruciform building in the Vanbrugh Album; possibly by Sir Edward Lovett Pearce (ca.1695-1733).
Physical description
Plan and elevation of a cruciform building with five bays to the front elevation, the central three projecting and surmounted by a pediment.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.1cm
  • Width: 15cm
Taken from Lorimer, C., 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. 20, cat. 26.
Production typeDesign
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'The cornice of the upper room is to be placed equal with the level of 12ft-6 and to be high in itself -----1 the ceiling to be a half circle groind from angle to angle -----20 then will the whole height under arch be equal to ----20. ' (Inscribed in ink in Pearce's hand.)
  • (Numbered in ink with dimensions (Scale: 2 inches to 30 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.
Subjects depicted
Summary
Plan and elevation of a cruciform building with five bays to the front elevation, the central three projecting and surmounted by a pediment.

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.

E.2124:177 is also from the Vanbrugh Album and is a perspective drawing of Claremont House.
Bibliographic reference
Lorimer, C., 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. 20, cat. 26.
Collection
Accession number
E.2124:121-1992

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Record createdMay 8, 2009
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