drawing
- Museum number
- 1912,0416.65-206
- Description
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Collection of 143 drawings put together in album form in the BM with mainly
studies of, and designs for, architecture, sculpture and ornament, architectural drawings (elevations and ground plans) and capricci; subjects include buildings and architectural features in classical and Gothic styles, interior and exterior views, churches, rotunda, courtyards, park lodges and railings, castles, a fountain, a memorial column, arches, colonnades, vaulting, a cottage in Scadbury, the churchyard at Stourhead, Hendon Church, views of Chevertons (?) and Bishop's Walk, the entrance gateway at Hillfield Lodge, an ornate candlestick, a tea-urn, a chandelier, plate, and furniture. 1812-1818
Watercolour; pen and ink (usually with watercolour or wash); graphite (some with watercolour)
(For a complete list of the drawings, see acquisition register)
- Production date
- 1812-1818
- Dimensions
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Height: 469 millimetres
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Width: 382 millimetres (covers)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- An armorial ex-libris has been transferred to the BM album, with "WINDSOR' and "Jeffrey Wyatville". One drawing (1912-4-16-165*), an alternative design for the top of a candlestick, has been tipped in over the main drawing of the candlestick (1912-4-16-165).
Some of the inscriptions are illegible.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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1968 BM, Piranesi, no.83
- Acquisition date
- 1912
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1912,0416.65-206
