Mereworth Castle: east portico: a measured drawing of side elevation of a pavilion
Roger Morris, c.1740–7
Roger Morris, Mereworth Castle: east portico: a measured drawing of side elevation of a pavilion
Photo courtesy of Rodolfo Acevedo Rodriguez (All rights reserved)
Details
- Country House
- West Wycombe
- Title(s)
- Mereworth Castle: east portico: a measured drawing of side elevation of a pavilion
- Date
- c.1740–7
- Location
- Unframed, drawings chest outside Library, location 240 on Dashwood list, AP 147, Witt 941/18 (25)
- Medium and support
- Ink and pencil on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall height: 27.4 cm, Overall width: 37.7 cm
- Artist
- Roger Morris (1695-1749)
- Catalogue Number
- WW18
- Inscription
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- Measurements all over the drawing; inscription: ‘14 metop 15 Triglif to end’
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Description
The drawing relates to the front elevation in terms of rhythm of openings, without the thermal window as was built. There are two other sketchy pencil drawings of the same elevation in the collection.