Vitruvius Britannicus, or The British Architect, Volume III
Print
1725 (made)
1725 (made)
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Engraving print on paper
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Title | Vitruvius Britannicus, or The British Architect, Volume III (series title) |
Materials and techniques | printer's ink, paper, engraving |
Brief description | From Vitruvius Britannicus by Colen Campbell: Amesbury House, Wiltshire: elevation and plans. Plate 7 of Volume III. Engraving by Hendrik Hulsbergh, London, 1725 |
Physical description | Engraving print on paper |
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Marks and inscriptions | Inigo Jones Invt: Ca: Campbell Delin: H: Hulsbergh Sculp: (Lettered) |
Gallery label | Henry Hulsberg, after Colen Campbell (1676-1729)
Amesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, designed by John Webb
Etching and engraving from Vitruvius Britannicus, Vol 111, 1725
Amesbury, like Wilton, was believed by Campbell to have been designed by Inigo Jones, and it therefore joined the pantheon of great exemplars admired by the neo-Palladians of the eighteenth century. It was the perfect example of the 'temple front' house, formed by adding a pedimented temple portico to a domestic block. This revolutionary idea had originally come from Palladio, but Webb was also following Inigo Jones's Prince's Lodging at Newmarket of 1619, the first building of this type in Britain. Amesbury, built about 1659, inspired the first house of the neo-Palladian movement, William Benson's villa called Wilbury, of about 1708. Amesbury Abbey survives, but as rebuilt by Thomas Hopper in the 1830s. |
Credit line | Acquired from B. Weinreb Ltd., London in 1967. |
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Bibliographic reference | Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1967 |
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Accession number | CIRC.97-1967 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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