Design
ca.1598-1603 (made)
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Plan and partial section of the cascade and associated water theatre by leading architect and designer Sir William Chambers (1723-1796). The design was probably drawn between 1598-1603. Villa and cascade desgined by Giacomo della Porta. Chambers was born in Sweden and died in London. He travelled widely, visiting China, and studied architecture at the Ecole des Arts, Paris, from 1749 and in Italy from 1750 to 1755. Many of his drawings from this period are contained in his important 'Franco-Italian' album, held in the V&A. Chambers moved to London in 1755 and published his influential Treatise on Civil Architecture in 1759. Chambers demonstrated the breadth of his style in buildings such as Gower (later Carrington) House and Melbourne House, London, in such country houses as Duddingston, Scotland, and in the garden architecture he designed for Wilton House, Wiltshire, and at Kew Gardens. He became head of government building in 1782, and in this capacity built Somerset House, London.
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Materials and techniques | Pen and ink, pencil and black, blue and grey washes |
Brief description | Plan and partial section of the cascade and associated water theatre by Sir William Chambers (1723-1796). |
Physical description | Plan and partial section of the cascade and associated water theatre. Upper edge of the sheet is damaged by water and the worst affected area has been removed, leaving an uneven tear. The upper end of the cross section has been lost as has most of a dimensioned diagram of the upper part of the structure. The plan ca. 1598-1603 shows the right-hand part of the façade only. Villa and cascade desgined by Giacomo della Porta. |
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Production type | Design |
Marks and inscriptions | 'Plan of the Façade of the Cascade at the Belvedere at Frescati; Profile of the Cascade; The Whole Intention of this composition is….' (Inscribed in ink) |
Production | Attribution note: See also cat.218. |
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Summary | Plan and partial section of the cascade and associated water theatre by leading architect and designer Sir William Chambers (1723-1796). The design was probably drawn between 1598-1603. Villa and cascade desgined by Giacomo della Porta. Chambers was born in Sweden and died in London. He travelled widely, visiting China, and studied architecture at the Ecole des Arts, Paris, from 1749 and in Italy from 1750 to 1755. Many of his drawings from this period are contained in his important 'Franco-Italian' album, held in the V&A. Chambers moved to London in 1755 and published his influential Treatise on Civil Architecture in 1759. Chambers demonstrated the breadth of his style in buildings such as Gower (later Carrington) House and Melbourne House, London, in such country houses as Duddingston, Scotland, and in the garden architecture he designed for Wilton House, Wiltshire, and at Kew Gardens. He became head of government building in 1782, and in this capacity built Somerset House, London. |
Bibliographic reference | Snodin, Michael. Sir William Chambers London: V&A Publications, 1996. ISBN: 1851771824 |
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Accession number | 7076:22 |
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Record created | June 11, 2009 |
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