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Early proposal for the elevation of the central block of the north, or entrance front of Castle Howard, Yorkshire.

Architectural Design
ca. 1699 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Vanbrugh (architect)
Hawksmoor, Nicholas (architect)
Place of origin
England (made)

This elevation evidently corresponds with the early plan shown in E.418-1951. The block was subsequently extended in length by inserting niches between the four sets of twin pilasters, the order was changed from Corinthian to Doric, and round-headed windows were used in place of rectangular ones.

Object details

Categories
Architecture
Designs
Drawings
Object type
Architectural design
TitleEarly proposal for the elevation of the central block of the north, or entrance front of Castle Howard, Yorkshire. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen, ink and wash
Pen and Ink
Wash
Architectural Drawing
Brief description
Architectural drawing of Castle Howard by Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor; ca. 1699.
Physical description
Architectural drawing of an early proposal for the elevation of the central block of the north, or entrance front of Castle Howard, Yorkshire.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.8cm
  • Length: 46.7cm
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. 17, cat. 18.
Style
Baroque
Production typeUnique
Credit line
Given by Art Fund
Object history
This elevation evidently corresponds with the early plan shown in E.418-1951. The block was subsequently extended in length by inserting niches between the four sets of twin pilasters, the order was changed from Corinthian to Doric, and round-headed windows were used in place of rectangular ones. See L. Whistler (1954).

Purchased from the Marquis of Bute at auction at Sotheby's (lot 19.9) on 23 May 1951 by the National Arts Collection Fund and given to the V & A.
Subjects depicted
Castle
Pilaster
Niches
Place depicted
Castle Howard
Summary
This elevation evidently corresponds with the early plan shown in E.418-1951. The block was subsequently extended in length by inserting niches between the four sets of twin pilasters, the order was changed from Corinthian to Doric, and round-headed windows were used in place of rectangular ones.
Associated object
E.418-1951
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.
  • Hawksmoor : an exhibition of models, drawings and recent photographs, organised in conjunction with the Hawksmoor Committee's campaign for preserving Christ Church, Spitalfields and St. Anne's, Limehouse, London : Arts Council of Great Britain, 1962 no.115
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.426-1951

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Record createdMarch 3, 2009
Record URL
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