Architectural Drawing
18th century (made)
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Plan, elevation and section of a Corinthian pilaster capital by leading architect and designer Sir William Chambers (1723-1796). This sheet has been cut into four pieces, three of which have now been reunited.
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.
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.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink, pencil and grey wash |
| Brief description | Plan, elevation and section of a Corinthian pilaster capital, 18th century, by Sir William Chambers (1723-1796). |
| Physical description | Plan, elevation and section of a Corinthian pilaster capital. This sheet has been cut into four pieces, three of which have now been reunited. |
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| Production type | Design |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Chapiteau des Pilastres a St Ignace; Plan; Profil sur l'Angle;' Note Inscribed in ink with dimensions |
| Object history | Bought from Parsons. |
| Historical context | The church of S. Ignazio was designed from 1628 by Orazio Grassi and was still incomplete in 1650. Chambers presumably visited with French friends, hence the French titles and measure. See also cat.554. |
| Production | Attribution note: Scale: 13/16 in. to 1 French foot) |
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| Summary | Plan, elevation and section of a Corinthian pilaster capital by leading architect and designer Sir William Chambers (1723-1796). This sheet has been cut into four pieces, three of which have now been reunited. 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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| Bibliographic reference | Snodin, Michael. Sir William Chambers London: V&A Publications, 1996. ISBN: 1851771824 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 7074:28 |
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| Record created | June 18, 2009 |
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