West Wycombe

West Wycombe

West Wycombe Park: south front: design with pediment below roofline

possibly Francis Dashwood, c.1740

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possibly Francis Dashwood, West Wycombe Park: south front: design with pediment below roofline

Photo courtesy of Rodolfo Acevedo Rodriguez (All rights reserved)

Details

Country House
West Wycombe
Title(s)
West Wycombe Park: south front: design with pediment below roofline
Date
c.1740
Location
Framed, hanging in the Study, location 080 on Dashwood list, AP 8, Witt 941/23 (15)
Medium and support
Pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
Overall height: 15 cm, Overall width: 43.5 cm
Artist
possibly Francis Dashwood (1708-1781)
Catalogue Number
WW20
Inscription
  • Scale to 120 feet

Description

This nineteen-bay unarticulated facade is probably the pair to WW1 for the north front, which has a closely similar simple design and execution.

by Clare Hornsby

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