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ca.1598-1603 (made)
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Sketch of a bracket ornamented with a ram's head by leading architect and designer Sir William Chambers (1723-1796). On the verso, a sketch plan of a circular building on a square plinth with buttresses at the corners.
Chambers moved to London in 1755 and published his influential Treatise on Civil Architecture in 1759. Chambers demonstrated the breadth of his style in buildings such as Gower (later Carrington) House and Melbourne House, London, in such country houses as Duddingston, Scotland, and in the garden architecture he designed for Wilton House, Wiltshire, and at Kew Gardens. He became head of government building in 1782, and in this capacity built Somerset House, London.
Chambers moved to London in 1755 and published his influential Treatise on Civil Architecture in 1759. Chambers demonstrated the breadth of his style in buildings such as Gower (later Carrington) House and Melbourne House, London, in such country houses as Duddingston, Scotland, and in the garden architecture he designed for Wilton House, Wiltshire, and at Kew Gardens. He became head of government building in 1782, and in this capacity built Somerset House, London.
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Materials and techniques | Pencil |
Brief description | Sketch of a bracket ornamented with a ram's head, 18th century, by Sir William Chambers (1723-1796). |
Physical description | Sketch of a bracket ornamented with a ram's head. On the verso, a sketch plan of a circular building on a square plinth with buttresses at the corners. |
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Production type | Design |
Marks and inscriptions | 'marino a Milan' |
Historical context | The Palazzo Marino was built for the Marini from Genoa from 1558 to 1560), although it was only completed in the nineteenth century when it was also enlarged. The paper is Italian (cf. that of the drawing of Herculaneum, cat.511). See also cat.222. |
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Summary | Sketch of a bracket ornamented with a ram's head by leading architect and designer Sir William Chambers (1723-1796). On the verso, a sketch plan of a circular building on a square plinth with buttresses at the corners. Chambers moved to London in 1755 and published his influential Treatise on Civil Architecture in 1759. Chambers demonstrated the breadth of his style in buildings such as Gower (later Carrington) House and Melbourne House, London, in such country houses as Duddingston, Scotland, and in the garden architecture he designed for Wilton House, Wiltshire, and at Kew Gardens. He became head of government building in 1782, and in this capacity built Somerset House, London. |
Bibliographic reference | Snodin, Michael. Sir William Chambers London: V&A Publications, 1996. ISBN: 1851771824 |
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Accession number | 7078:10 |
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Record created | June 11, 2009 |
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