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Pavillion in the gardens at Gunnersbury
Title
Pavillion in the gardens at Gunnersbury [art original].
Production
[England], [ca. 1800?]
Physical Description
1 drawing : yellow and gray wash ; sheet 63 x 76 mm, mounted to 29 x 23 cm
Medium
wove paper.
Notes
Title from caption inscribed by artist below each of the four images.
Date from local card catalog record.
Summary
Wash drawing depicting one of the pavillions of the Gunnersbury House, Middlesex. John Webb (1611-1672) was the architect, and the property was owned by Princess Amelia, the third daughter of King George II from 1762 until 1786. A view from the front of the building which features a single archway entrance, a central tall slender spire or steeple capped by a cross, and two smaller spires on either side. Pasted on mount with three other views of the Gunnersbury House property.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 19, 2011
Contents
Mounted with three other drawings: Gunnersbury house
The chapel at Gunnersbury
Pavillion in the garden at Gunnersbury.
References
Pavillion in the Gardens at Gunnersbury. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Pavillion in the Gardens at Gunnersbury. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Houses - England - Middlesex.
Wash drawings - British - 19th century.
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