Castle Howard, Yorkshire
Architectural Design
ca. 1699 (designed)
ca. 1699 (designed)
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This early plan has no dome and wings springing from the ends of the ranges. Each range has six bays. This plan relates closely to the elevation shown in another drawing in the museum collection (E.420-1951). The kitchen wing here shown is approximately as executed, but it is attached to the end of the long garden range, instead of to the central pile. The main block was afterwards extended considerably in length, the hall was completely re-planned, the quadrants were enlarged and many other details modified.
Object details
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| Title | Castle Howard, Yorkshire (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen, ink and wash |
| Brief description | Early plan of the ground floor of Castle Howard by Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor; ca. 1699. |
| Physical description | Early plan of the ground floor of Castle Howard, Yorkshire with many variations from the design as executed. Scale: 1 inch to 20 feet. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | (Inscribed with dimensions and scale.) |
| Credit line | Given by Art Fund |
| Object history | Whistler suggests 1699 as the date of this plan (Whistler, 1954). This early plan has no dome and wings springing from the ends of the ranges. Each range has six bays. This plan relates closely to the elevation shown in E.420-1951. The kitchen wing here shown is approximately as executed, but it is attached to the end of the long garden range, instead of to the central pile. The main block was afterwards extended considerably in length, the hall was completely re-planned, the quadrants were enlarged and many other details modified. A block plan of Castle Howard drawn on the back of a drawing for the Charles II building at Greenwich Hospital (E.398-1951) is catalogued under Sir Christopher Wren and Nicholas Hawksmoor. Reference is made to E.418-1951 in K. Downes (1959). Purchased from the Marquis of Bute at auction at Sotheby's (lot 19.1) on 23 May 1951 by the National Arts Collection Fund and given to the V & A. |
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| Summary | This early plan has no dome and wings springing from the ends of the ranges. Each range has six bays. This plan relates closely to the elevation shown in another drawing in the museum collection (E.420-1951). The kitchen wing here shown is approximately as executed, but it is attached to the end of the long garden range, instead of to the central pile. The main block was afterwards extended considerably in length, the hall was completely re-planned, the quadrants were enlarged and many other details modified. |
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| Accession number | E.418-1951 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2009 |
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