The principal Floor Plan of the same [The Circular House]
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ca.1784 (made)
ca.1784 (made)
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An architectural drawing depicting the principal floor plan to an unusual circular shaped house.
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Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink and wash |
Brief description | Drawing by John Plaw, 'The principal Floor Plan of the same [The Circular House]', from 'The Plaw Album', an album of 60 architectural designs for villas and cottages, pencil, pen and ink and wash drawing in an album half bound in calf with marbled boards, London, ca.1784 |
Physical description | An architectural drawing depicting the principal floor plan to an unusual circular shaped house. |
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Object history | The designs for villas and cottages in 'The Plaw Album' were later reproduced as aquatints in Rural Architecture or Designs from the simple cottage to the decorated villa: including some which have been executed, published in 1785 by Isaac and J. Taylor. The publication was one of the first of many books on villas and smaller houses which profoundly affected the development of architecture in the years around 1800. Its aquatint illustrations were the first to set classical buildings into the newly fashionable picturesque landscape. These preparatory drawings show some small differences of detail from the aquatints, particularly in the landscape backgrounds. |
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Accession number | E.654:20-1996 |
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Record created | April 20, 2009 |
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