Elevation of Center of the Guard House and North Screen, Buckingham Palace
Drawing
1825-1828 (made)
1825-1828 (made)
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Pen and ink drawing with pencil underdrawing showing, in elevation, an opening flanked on both sides by three Ionic columns. Above this is a drawing of another part of the building (a ceiling plan or frieze elevation?) and construction details of the cornice, coloured and inscribed to show the intended materials.
Object details
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| Title | Elevation of Center of the Guard House and North Screen, Buckingham Palace (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Architectural drawing showing the elevation and construction details of the Center of the Guard House of the North Screen, Buckingham Palace, London, possibly drawn by John Nash, about 1825-1828 |
| Physical description | Pen and ink drawing with pencil underdrawing showing, in elevation, an opening flanked on both sides by three Ionic columns. Above this is a drawing of another part of the building (a ceiling plan or frieze elevation?) and construction details of the cornice, coloured and inscribed to show the intended materials. |
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| Production type | Design |
| Marks and inscriptions | Buckingham Palace/Elevation of Center of Guard House and North Screen/ Scale 1/2 Inch. (Bottom right; Handwriting; Pen and ink) |
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| Bibliographic reference | Nicholas Pevsner, 'London I: The Cities of London and Westminster', Penguin, 1957, pp. 440-445 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 8738:37 |
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| Record created | July 31, 2003 |
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