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drawing
;
sketch-book
;
architectural drawing
Object Type
drawing
sketch-book
architectural drawing
Museum number
1884,0726.40.55
Description
Leaf from a sketchbook containing 149 leaves with studies for figure-compositions, portraits and landscapes, many of which are for decorative works Diagram of the Sabine Room at Chatsworth. 1699-1716 Graphite Verso: Diagrams of the proposed decoration of Easton Neston; two diagrams of the end walls of the hall, in one case with an indication of the scheme of decoration, and rough diagrams of the four compartments on the walls of the staircase Graphite
Producer name
Drawn by:
Sir James Thornhill
School/style
British
Production date
1699-1716
Materials
paper
Technique
drawn
Dimensions
Height:
356 millimetres
Width:
231 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
According to ECM, the decoration of Easton Neston was commissioned by William Fermor, 1st Lord Lempster, between 1702-1713. From sketchbook 1884,0726.40.1-147
Bibliographic references
Croft-Murray (unpublished) / Catalogue of British Drawings in the British Museum: artists born 1665 to 1715
(1)
Binyon 1898-1907 / Catalogue of drawings by British artists, and artists of foreign origin working in Great Britain
(68)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
See 1884,0726.40.1.a
Subjects
interior
palace/mansion
Associated places
Associated with:
Chatsworth
Associated with:
Easton Neston
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Henry John Reuben Dawson-Damer, 3rd Earl of Portarlington
Purchased through:
Christie's
Purchased through:
Alphonse Wyatt Thibaudeau
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
John Thornhill
Previous owner/ex-collection:
John Dawson, 1st Earl of Portarlington
Acquisition date
1884
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1884,0726.40.55