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The Franco-Italian Album

Drawing
1749-1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plan of a room with elevation and a detail of an impost.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Franco-Italian Album (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink with pencil
Brief description
Sir William Chambers. One of a large group of drawings, mainly architectural designs, bound in a volume titled "Franco-Italian Album," mid-18th century.
Physical description
Plan of a room with elevation and a detail of an impost.
Dimensions
  • Height: 185mm
  • Width: 153mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Insc. in ink "Tottenham Park Lord Bruce ; Pretty form & size of Vestibule or Gallery for a small house Intablature with curved frise wth Laurel leaves gilt &- Rubands White the Cove plain only 113 in the middle in Compartments wth borders as A"
  • Inscribed with dimensions
Summary
Plan of a room with elevation and a detail of an impost.
Bibliographic reference
Kisluk-Grosheide, Daniëlle and Rondot, Bertrand (Eds.) Visiteurs de Versailles: Voyageurs, princes, ambassadeurs (1682-1789) Paris: Gallimard, 2017
Collection
Accession number
5712:410

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Record createdDecember 5, 2008
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