Elevation for Castle Howard, Yorkshire

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Artist/Maker	Vanbrugh (architect) Hawksmoor, Nicholas (architect)
Place of origin	England (made)

This design is closely related to those of contemporary orange-houses, with six bays in each range. It relates closely to Plan 2 (E.419-1951). The central block was subsequently extended by two bays and a pavilion at each extremity. The central block was eventually completed by the addition of a pediment and a dome. Two related drawings are E.421-1951 and 422-1951.

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Categories	Architecture Designs Drawings
Object type	Architectural design
Title	Elevation for Castle Howard, Yorkshire (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Pencil, pen, ink and wash Pen and Ink Wash Architectural Drawing
Brief description	Elevation for Castle Howard, Yorkshire by Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor; ca. 1699.
Physical description	Early, fully worked-up large design for the south, or garden front of Castle Howard, Yorkshire, showing coupled plain Corinthian pilasters, and no end pavilions.
Dimensions	Height: 25.1cm Length: 116.9cm Taken from Lorimer C. and Newton, C. (ed.), The collection of drawings by Sir John Vanbrugh and his circle in the Victoria and Albert Museum, V & A, 1996, p. 15, cat. 11.
Style	Baroque
Production type	Unique
Credit line	Given by Art Fund
Object history	The design is closely related to those of contemporary orange-houses, with six bays in each range. It relates closely to plan 2 (E.419-1951). See Charles Saumarez Smith (1990). The central block was subsequently extended by two bays and a pavilion at each extremity. The central block was eventually completed by the addition of a pediment and a dome. See L. Whistler (1954). Two related drawings are E.421, 422-1951. Purchased from the Marquis of Bute at auction at Sotheby's (lot 19.2) on 23 May 1951 by the National Arts Collection Fund and given to the V & A.
Subjects depicted	Castle Elevation Pilasters
Place depicted	Castle Howard
Summary	This design is closely related to those of contemporary orange-houses, with six bays in each range. It relates closely to Plan 2 (E.419-1951). The central block was subsequently extended by two bays and a pavilion at each extremity. The central block was eventually completed by the addition of a pediment and a dome. Two related drawings are E.421-1951 and 422-1951.
Associated objects	E.418-1951 E.419-1951 E.423-1951 E.421-1951 E.422-1951
Bibliographic references	Lorimer, C. and Newton, C., The collection of drawings by Sir John Vanbrugh and his circle in the Victoria and Albert Museum, V & A, 1996, p. 14, cat. 9. L. Whistler, The Imagination of Vanbrugh and his Fellow Artists, 1954, p. 74 and Fig 18. Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1951 London: HMSO, 1962. Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1951, London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1962.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.420-1951

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Record created	March 3, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O195736/elevation-for-castle-howard-yorkshire-architectural-design-vanbrugh/

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