Architectural Drawing
17th century (made)
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Architectural drawing for a room elevation at Chevening. Pen, ink and wash on paper
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | pen, ink, wash, paper, drawing |
| Brief description | Interior Architectural View by John Webb. NB. Identified as Chevening House, Kent, 2005. See catalogue record. |
| Physical description | Architectural drawing for a room elevation at Chevening. Pen, ink and wash on paper |
| Production type | Design |
| Gallery label | John Webb (1611-1672)
Design for the decoration of the wall of a room
Pencil
British, about 1640-50
Webb learnt his architecture as a pupil of Inigo Jones, a relative by marriage, and in the period 1650 to 1655 was the best qualified and most successful architect in the country. From 1648 Webb designed for the Earl of Pembroke a series of interiors at Wilton House, which had been damaged by fire. This drawing was once thought to be for Wilton but the use of eagles rather than wyverns, the heraldic beasts of the Herbert family, suggests otherwise. The design shows Webb's indebtedness to Jones, who was in turn much influenced by Palladio, a large group of whose drawings he had purchased in Italy, and contemporary French architects.
3436.66 |
| Object history | This object was once part of an album of designs by various architects, artists and designers collected by the architect Charles James Richardson, and was bought from him by the Museum in 1863. |
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| Accession number | 3436:66 |
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| Record created | June 3, 2005 |
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