A Treatise on Civil Architecture: in which the Principles of that Art are Laid Down, and Illustrated by a Great Number of Plates, Accurately Designed, and Elegantly Engraved by the Best Hands
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1759 (first published)
1759 (first published)
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Place of origin |
etching
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Title | A Treatise on Civil Architecture: in which the Principles of that Art are Laid Down, and Illustrated by a Great Number of Plates, Accurately Designed, and Elegantly Engraved by the Best Hands (suite title) |
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Brief description | William Chambers (after), plate entitled, 'Chimney Pieces, in the Lord Viscount Charlemont's Casino at Marino', from the volume entitled 'A Treatise on Civil Architecture: in which the Principles of that Art are Laid Down, and Illustrated by a Great Number of Plates, Accurately Designed, and Elegantly Engraved by the Best Hands', etched by Paul Fourdrinier, London, 1759. |
Physical description | etching |
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Marks and inscriptions | Above image: Chimney Pieces, in the Lord Viscount Charlemont's Casine at Marino
Below image: W. Chambers Architectus/P. Fourdrinier Sculp
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Bibliographic reference | (Berlin I) Berlin Staatliche Museen, Katalog der Ornamentstich-Sammlung der Staatlichen Kunstbibliothek Berlin, Berlin and Leipzig, 1936-39, The Second Edition, London: Printed by J. Dixwell, 1768, 2286. |
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Accession number | 12957:13 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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