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Architectural Drawing

mid 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Elevation of the lantern on one of the small domes of St Peters 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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink with pencil
Brief description
Elevation of the lantern on one of the small domes of St Peters, 18th century, by Sir William Chambers (1723-1796).
Physical description
Elevation of the lantern on one of the small domes of St Peters. The top right of the sheet has been cut.
Dimensions
  • Height: 481mm
  • Width: 269mm
Production typeDesign
Marks and inscriptions
'Elevation of the Lantern of the little domes of St Peters on the outside' (Inscribed in brown ink with dimensions)
Subjects depicted
Summary
Elevation of the lantern on one of the small domes of St Peters 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
Collection
Accession number
E.3260-1934

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Record createdJune 12, 2009
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