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Architectural Drawing

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

Plan, elevation and section of a Corinthian pilaster capital by leading architect and designer Sir William Chambers (1723-1796). This sheet has been cut into four pieces, three of which have now been reunited.

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, pencil and grey wash
Brief description
Plan, elevation and section of a Corinthian pilaster capital, 18th century, by Sir William Chambers (1723-1796).
Physical description
Plan, elevation and section of a Corinthian pilaster capital. This sheet has been cut into four pieces, three of which have now been reunited.
Dimensions
  • Height: 336mm
  • Width: 328mm
Production typeDesign
Marks and inscriptions
'Chapiteau des Pilastres a St Ignace; Plan; Profil sur l'Angle;' (Inscribed in ink with dimensions)
Object history
Bought from Parsons.
Historical context
The church of S. Ignazio was designed from 1628 by Orazio Grassi and was still incomplete in 1650. Chambers presumably visited with French friends, hence the French titles and measure. See also cat.554.
Production
Attribution note: Scale: 13/16 in. to 1 French foot)
Subjects depicted
Summary
Plan, elevation and section of a Corinthian pilaster capital by leading architect and designer Sir William Chambers (1723-1796). This sheet has been cut into four pieces, three of which have now been reunited.

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.
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Snodin, Michael. Sir William Chambers London: V&A Publications, 1996. ISBN: 1851771824
Collection
Accession number
7074:28

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Record createdJune 18, 2009
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