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Artist/Maker	Vanbrugh, John (designer)
Place of origin	England (made) Great Britain (made)

Design in pencil, pen, brown ink and grey wash for the elevation of the East range of the South or garden front of Castle Howard, showing three bays of the central structure and nine bays of the wings, and a plan of the East range. Below, a very rough plan in pencil showing the development of the forecourt wings. Inscribed in ink with dimensions.

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Categories	Architecture Designs Drawings
Object type	Drawing
Materials and techniques	Pencil, pen, brown ink and wash on paper Ink Paper Drawing Wash Technique
Brief description	Architectural drawing by Sir John Vanbrugh of Castle Howard, pencil, pen and brown ink and grey wash, Yorkshire, England, ca. 1700
Physical description	Design in pencil, pen, brown ink and grey wash for the elevation of the East range of the South or garden front of Castle Howard, showing three bays of the central structure and nine bays of the wings, and a plan of the East range. Below, a very rough plan in pencil showing the development of the forecourt wings. Inscribed in ink with dimensions.
Dimensions	Height: 29.8cm Width: 18.7cm Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1995
Production type	Design
Marks and inscriptions	Inscribed in ink with dimensions.
Credit line	Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund
Subjects depicted	Classicism Architecture Baroque Country Houses Columns (Architectural Elements)
Places depicted	Yorkshire Castle Howard
Association	Yorkshire
Bibliographic references	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1995 Saumarez-Smith Kerry Downes
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.2826-1995

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Record created	August 31, 2005
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O115896/drawing-vanbrugh-john/

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