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Drawing

September 1877 (made)
Artist/Maker
Godwin, Edward William (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Drawing of the front elevation of the house, with a section of a window on the right. The design is pasted onto a board.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Designs
Architecture
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink, ink wash, pencil and water-colour
Watercolour
Drawing (Image Making)
Brief description
Design showing the front elevation of a house and a section of window, one of 16 sheets of designs for 'The White House' and studios, Tite Street, Chelsea. Pen and ink, ink wash, pencil and water-colour drawing by Edward William Godwin, 1877.
Physical description
Drawing of the front elevation of the house, with a section of a window on the right. The design is pasted onto a board.
Dimensions
  • Size of drawing height: 38.5cm
  • Size of drawing width: 55.5cm
  • Size of board height: 41.2cm
  • Size of board width: 59.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Sep. 77.' (Dated)
  • (Inscribed with notes, measurements etc.)
  • 'Tite St or Front Elevation of House for J.A.Mc N. Whistler esqr Chelsea' (Inscribed along the roof of the house)
  • 'B.E Nightingale Nov.[?] 6th/77' (Signed in ink on the lower edge)
Credit line
Given by Mr Edward Godwin, son of the artist
Object history
This drawing is a design for 'The White House' and studios, Tite Street, Chelsea, which was designed for the artist James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903).

The front elevations on the backs of E.552-1963 and E.544-1963 show the additional mouldings and decorative features not shown on E.540-1963.
Historical context
Benjamin Ebenezer Nightingale, whose signature is on the lower edge of this drawing, was the builder responsible for the construction of 'The White House'.
Subjects depicted
House
Studio
Windows
Elevation
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.540-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O698936/drawing-godwin-edward-william/
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