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Sketch of a doorway and part of a wall and window in the Eating Room at Castle Howard, Yorkshire

Architectural Design
ca. 1699-1720 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sketch of a doorway and part of a wall and window in the Eating Room at Castle Howard, Yorkshire. Scale: 1 inch to 2 feet.


Object details

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Object type
TitleSketch of a doorway and part of a wall and window in the Eating Room at Castle Howard, Yorkshire (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen and ink
Brief description
Architectural drawing of Castle Howard by Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor; ca. 1699-1720.
Physical description
Sketch of a doorway and part of a wall and window in the Eating Room at Castle Howard, Yorkshire. Scale: 1 inch to 2 feet.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.5cm
  • Length: 24.8cm
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. 18, cat. 21.
Style
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
(Inscribed with notes and measurements.)
Credit line
Given by Art Fund
Object history
Purchased from the Marquis of Bute at auction at Sotheby's (lot 19.13) on 23 May 1951 by the National Arts Collection Fund and given to the V & A.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
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
Accession number
E.430-1951

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Record createdMarch 3, 2009
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