A new and accurate method of dellineating all the parts of the different orders in architecture, by means of a well contriv’d and most easily manag’d instrument

Translator Thomas Malie British

Engraver Paul Fourdrinier French

Dedicatee Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington British

1737

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Artwork Details

Title: A new and accurate method of dellineating all the parts of the different orders in architecture, by means of a well contriv’d and most easily manag’d instrument
Translator: Thomas Malie (British, 17th century)
Engraver: Paul Fourdrinier (French, Groningen 1698–1758 London)
Dedicatee: Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (British, London 1694–1753 London)
Date: 1737
Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving
Dimensions: 14 3/4 × 9 5/16 × 13/16 in. (37.5 × 23.7 × 2 cm)
Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953
Object Number: 53.542.3
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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