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Section of the West Front, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware British
1735
Not on view
This drawing relates to Isaac Ware's and Thomas Ripley's book "The Plans, Elevations and Sections, Chimney-pieces and Ceilings of Houghton in Norfolk" (first published 1735; second edition 1755 with added "Description of the Pictures at Houghton" by Horace Walpole).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Section of the West Front, Houghton Hall, Norfolk
  • Artist: Isaac Ware (British, before 1704–1766 Hampstead)
  • Date: 1735
  • Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
  • Dimensions: sheet: 17 1/16 x 31 7/8 in. (43.3 x 81 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925
  • Object Number: 25.62.34r
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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Aedes Walpolianae, or a Description of the Collection of Pictures at Houghton Hall in Norfolk, the Seat of the Right Honorable Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford (Interleaved with Drawings by Isaac Ware for: The Plans, Elevations, and Sections of Chimney Pieces, and Celings of Houghton Hall in Norfolk...1735) ["The Walpole Album"], Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford British, Etching, engraving, pen and ink, brush and wash, watercolor
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