Thomas Cundy, 1790–1867, British, Design for Grosvenor House, London: Plan for Rebuilding the South Front, 1834
- Title:
Design for Grosvenor House, London: Plan for Rebuilding the South Front
- Date:
- 1834
- Medium:
- Graphite, pen and black ink and watercolor on slightly textured, moderately thick, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 20 7/16 × 30 3/4 inches (51.9 × 78.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, lower center: "The Rebuilding, and bringing forward, the South Front of Grosvenor House 3 feet, from A to B"; in pen and black ink, upper center: "Design No 2"; in pen and black ink, center left to right, plan labeled: "Picture", "Gallery", "Drawing room", "Present wall", "Area", "A", "Bow Draw.g room", "Ante Dining room", "Present wall", "Area", "B"; in pen and black ink, lower center, bar scale labeled "0" to "100", "Scale of Feet"; in pen and black ink, lower center, bar scale labeled "1" to "12 1/4 diameters"
Watermark: J WHATMAN/ TURKEY MILL/ [183]2
Signed and dated in pen and black ink, lower center: "Thomas Cundy July 1834"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.2.467
- Classification:
- Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | design | house
- Associated Places:
- England | Europe | London | United Kingdom
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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