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Unidentified 18th C architect, Alternative designs for landscaping the grounds of a country house & for garden buildings, 1740s: Recto: Elevation of a classical octagon or temple, perspective of a house set in a landscape with various garden buildings, & perspective of a column with figure set between trees in front of a river, Insc: plan ye 1st/an octagon or temple dedicated to the winds being a room/of 15 feet which I think/a more proper form than/a rotund/here a river. Verso: Elevation of a Gothic garden building & perspective of a house set in a landscape with various garden buildings, Insc: plan 2/either a Hexagon or octagon/the room 14 feet clear/walls thick enough for the/Stove chimney to be concealed/a terras graveld walk
Reference number
57/8/32
Purpose
Unidentified 18th C architect, Alternative designs for landscaping the grounds of a country house & for garden buildings, 1740s: Recto: Elevation of a classical octagon or temple, perspective of a house set in a landscape with various garden buildings, & perspective of a column with figure set between trees in front of a river, Insc: plan ye 1st/an octagon or temple dedicated to the winds being a room/of 15 feet which I think/a more proper form than/a rotund/here a river. Verso: Elevation of a Gothic garden building & perspective of a house set in a landscape with various garden buildings, Insc: plan 2/either a Hexagon or octagon/the room 14 feet clear/walls thick enough for the/Stove chimney to be concealed/a terras graveld walk
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plan ye 1st/an octagon or temple dedicated to the winds being a room/of 15 feet which I think/a more proper form than/a rotund/here a river. Verso: plan 2/either a Hexagon or octagon/the room 14 feet clear/walls thick enough for the/Stove chimney to be conceald/a terras graveld walk
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Hand
Unidentified 18th century draughtsman
Level
Drawing
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