[11] Presentation drawing for additions to the ante-library, 1791

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  - Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire: alterations to house and estate buildings for Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke, 1790-1794; presentation drawing 1800; surveys 1818 (70)
    - Alterations to the house, 1790-1794, 1800 (28)
      - Design, presentation drawing and working drawing for additions to the ante-library, April and November 1791 (3)

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Reference number

SM 6/1/4

Purpose

[11] Presentation drawing for additions to the ante-library, 1791

Aspect

Plan and laid out elevations, with flier for an alternative design for the west wall

Scale

bar scale of 2/9 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

The Earl of Hardwicke, Design for the alteration of the Library at Wimpole, Wimple / Section of Anti Library

Signed and dated

c1791
Datable to 1791 in accord with the other drawings in this group

Medium and dimensions

pen and coloured washes, including pink, burnt umber and blue, within double-ruled wash border on laid paper with three fold marks (590 x 471)

Hand

Thomas Chawner (1774 - 1851), draughtsman
Thomas Chawner (1774-1851, pupil 1788-1794)

Watermark

Portal & Bridges and fleur-de-lis within crowned cartouche and GR below

Literature

D. Hussey, 'Wimpole Hall: the home of Mrs Bambridge, III', Country Life, CXLII, 14 December 1967, p.1596; D. Stroud, 'The charms of natural landscape: the park and gardens at Wimpole II', Country Life, 13 September 1979, p. 762; D. Adshead, Wimpole: architectural drawings and topographical views, National Trust, 2007, p.70.

Level

Drawing

Exhibition history

A Life's Great Work; Sir John Soane and the 3rd Earl of Hardwicke, commissioned work at Wimpole Hall, Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire, 10 February - 31 October 2018

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