ticketsMember | Make a donation

View of the Palace from the Lawn at Kew

Joshua Kirby British
Architect Sir William Chambers British, born Sweden
1763
Not on view
Leaf 36 in William Chambers album of drawings, "Plans, Elevations, Sections, and Perspective Views of the Gardens and Buildings of Kew" (25.19).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: View of the Palace from the Lawn at Kew
  • Artist: Joshua Kirby (British, Parham, Suffolk 1716–1774 Kew Green, Surrey)
  • Architect: Sir William Chambers (British (born Sweden), Göteborg 1723–1796 London)
  • Date: 1763
  • Medium: Pen and ink, brush and wash
  • Dimensions: sheet: 11 1/4 x 18 3/16 in. (28.5 x 46.2 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925
  • Object Number: 25.19.36
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

More Artwork

More Artwork
A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
Plans, Elevations, Sections, and Perspective Views of the Gardens and Buildings of Kew, Sir William Chambers British, born Sweden, Pen and ink, brush and wash, watercolor and gouache (bodycolor)
Plans, Elevations, Sections, and Perspective Views of the Gardens and Buildings of Kew
Sir William Chambers
1763
A View of the Palace from the Lawn, in the Royal Gardens at Kew / Veüe du Palais prise de la Plaine, aux Jardins Royals de Kew
Joshua Kirby
after 1763
A View of the Palace at Kew from the Lawn
Joshua Kirby
Sir William Chambers
August 1763
View of Ruin from the South, at Kew
Joshua Kirby
Sir William Chambers
1763
View of the Ruin from the North, at Kew
Joshua Kirby
Sir William Chambers
1763

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.