Elevation for Castle Howard, Yorkshire
Architectural Design
ca. 1699 (designed)
ca. 1699 (designed)
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A detailed pen drawing of an early design for the east range of the south, or garden front at Castle Howard, Yorkshire. The design shows a one-story building with seven bays and round-headed windows separated by single Corinthian pilasters. The windows are taller and broader with less clear space above them than as built, and have mutuled brackets below the sills. At the end of the building is a stepped effect with two adjacent pilasters. A system of rustication as in the built front is indicated in pencil.
This drawing is related to E.420-1951 and 421-1951.
This drawing is related to E.420-1951 and 421-1951.
Object details
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| Title | Elevation for Castle Howard, Yorkshire (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen, ink and wash |
| Brief description | Elevation for Castle Howard, Yorkshire by Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor; ca. 1699. |
| Physical description | A detailed pen drawing of an early design for the east range of the south, or garden front at Castle Howard, Yorkshire. The design shows a one-story building with seven bays and round-headed windows separated by single Corinthian pilasters. The windows are taller and broader with less clear space above them than as built, and have mutuled brackets below the sills. At the end of the building is a stepped effect with two adjacent pilasters. A system of rustication as in the built front is indicated in pencil. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by Art Fund |
| Object history | This drawing is related to E.420, 421-1951. Purchased from the Marquis of Bute at auction at Sotheby's (lot 19.5) on 23 May 1951 by the National Arts Collection Fund and given to the V & A. |
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| Summary | A detailed pen drawing of an early design for the east range of the south, or garden front at Castle Howard, Yorkshire. The design shows a one-story building with seven bays and round-headed windows separated by single Corinthian pilasters. The windows are taller and broader with less clear space above them than as built, and have mutuled brackets below the sills. At the end of the building is a stepped effect with two adjacent pilasters. A system of rustication as in the built front is indicated in pencil. This drawing is related to E.420-1951 and 421-1951. |
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| Accession number | E.422-1951 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2009 |
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