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possibly Roger Morris, Villa with rusticated basement: elevation
Photo courtesy of Rodolfo Acevedo Rodriguez (All rights reserved)
Details
- Country House
- West Wycombe
- Title(s)
- Villa with rusticated basement: elevation
- Date
- c.1740–7
- Location
- Unframed, drawings chest outside Library, location 240 on Dashwood list, AP 150, Witt 941/15 (88)
- Medium and support
- Ink and pencil on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall height: 24.5 cm, Overall width: 25.7 cm
- Artist
- possibly Roger Morris (1695-1749)
- Catalogue Number
- WW50
- Inscription
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- Scaled
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Description
The most complete of the drawings in this group, it has the look of a presentation drawing, synthesising the working out of variations on a theme, shown in the previous three sheets. It is reminiscent of the Pembroke House Whitehall design by Morris (fig.1).
Figure 1.
Roger Morris, Pembroke House, Whitehall, (drawing in Collection of the Earl of Pembroke, Wilton House)
Digital image courtesy of Witt Library. (All Rights Reserved)