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Design for a House and Garden at Esher Place, Surrey

Drawing
c. 1733 (Made)
Artist/Maker
Kent, William (Artist)

Architectural drawing, ground plan for a house and garden design at Esher Place. The rooms within the house plan have measurements given and there is a scale at the bottom right of the page.

Object details

Category
Designs
Object type
Drawing
TitleDesign for a House and Garden at Esher Place, Surrey
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink on paper
Pen
Paper
Architectural Drawing
Brief description
William Kent, ground plan for Esher Place, surrey. Pen and ink on paper, c. 1773.
Physical description
Architectural drawing, ground plan for a house and garden design at Esher Place. The rooms within the house plan have measurements given and there is a scale at the bottom right of the page.
Dimensions
  • Height: 43cm
  • Width: 57.9cm
measurements include mount
Gallery label
(2005)
William Kent was one of the leading figures in the move away from formal gardens towards informal park landscapes. At Esher Place he was asked to design a house and garden around an existing medieval gatehouse. Here he incorporates the gatehouse into a new building with numerous views onto the open parkland. The gatehouse is shown on the left of this plan, marked out by its thicker walls.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.358-1986

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Record createdAugust 29, 2006
Record URL
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