Leaf from Aedes Walpolianae mounted with two drawings: (a): Hall Chimney-Piece, Houghton Hall, Norfolk; (b): Hall Ceiling, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Artist and architect Isaac Ware British

1735

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Title: Leaf from Aedes Walpolianae mounted with two drawings: (a): Hall Chimney-Piece, Houghton Hall, Norfolk; (b): Hall Ceiling, Houghton Hall, Norfolk
Artist and architect: Isaac Ware (British, before 1704–1766 Hampstead)
Date: 1735
Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Dimensions: Leaf: 28 15/16 × 20 1/2 in. (73.5 × 52 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925
Object Number: 25.62.51r(a,b)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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