West Wycombe

West Wycombe

West Wycombe Park: north front: design with chimneys added in pencil

John Donowell, after Isaac Ware, c.1740–50

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John Donowell, after Isaac Ware, West Wycombe Park: north front: design with chimneys added in pencil

Photo courtesy of Rodolfo Acevedo Rodriguez (All rights reserved)

Details

Country House
West Wycombe
Title(s)
West Wycombe Park: north front: design with chimneys added in pencil
Date
c.1740–50
Location
Framed, hanging in the bedroom corridor, location 231 on Dashwood list, AP 23,Witt 706/36 (27)
Medium and support
Pen, ink and wash on paper
Dimensions
Overall height: 8 cm, Overall width: 36 cm
Artists
John Donowell (fl.1753-1786), after Isaac Ware (1707-1766)
Catalogue Number
WW7
Inscription
  • Inscription: ‘Another Design’. Measurements added for windows

Description

A copy of this drawing, including pencil additions, is AP 24, Witt 941/1 (8).

by Clare Hornsby

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