Architecture, Design & Decorative Arts

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With Zeus and the Nemean dragon.
With Zeus and the Nemean dragon.
Horse and Foot Guards East Facade. Destroyed in the fire of 1698 and replaced by Royal Horseguards.
Horse and Foot Guards East Facade. Destroyed in the fire of 1698 and replaced by Royal Horseguards.
Campbell: Facade. c1720. An original antique copper engraving. 16" x 14". [ARCHp759]
The Lower Vestible. The original Henry Holland design has been recently altered, and the original wall replaced with scagliola corinthian columns.
The Lower Vestible. The original Henry Holland design has been recently altered, and the original wall replaced with scagliola corinthian columns.
Russian Imperial Collection: Iron, Brass and Painted Campaign Table. Front and side perspectives.
Russian Imperial Collection: Iron, Brass and Painted Campaign Table. Front and side perspectives.
The Repository. October 1815
The Repository. October 1815
Design for a Chimney piece: Fishing scene on mantle. No. CLXXXIII:
Design for a Chimney piece: Fishing scene on mantle. No. CLXXXIII:
Plan and Elevation of an entrance in the Doric Order
Plan and Elevation of an entrance in the Doric Order
Fountain of Don John of Austria, Victor of the Battle of Lepanto: Garden of Aranjuez.
Fountain of Don John of Austria, Victor of the Battle of Lepanto: Garden of Aranjuez.
Architectural Elevation: Design by the great seventeenth-century architect Inigo Jones.
Architectural Elevation: Design by the great seventeenth-century architect Inigo Jones.
With Neptune and his sea horses.
With Neptune and his sea horses.
Plan and Elevation in the Corinthian Order
Plan and Elevation in the Corinthian Order
Baroque Wall Design: A side of a parade chamber.
Baroque Wall Design: A side of a parade chamber.
Baroque Ceiling Decoration: Fresco of Apollo at Olympus with figures for the constellations of Ursa Major, Leo, Scorpio and Taurus for a King's audience chamber.
Baroque Ceiling Decoration: Fresco of Apollo at Olympus with figures for the constellations of Ursa Major, Leo, Scorpio and Taurus for a King’s audience chamber.
Baroque Ceiling Decoration: With text relating to materials to be used.
Baroque Ceiling Decoration: With text relating to materials to be used.
Plan and Elevation of an entrance in the Ionic Order.
Plan and Elevation of an entrance in the Ionic Order.
Comparative view of buildings by height including the Pyramid of Cheops, St Peters, St Pauls with key. Framed.
Comparative view of buildings by height including the Pyramid of Cheops, St Peters, St Pauls with key. Framed.
Seaton Delaval, Northumberland: Plan and elevation of one the North's great Halls designed by Sir John Vanbrugh.
Seaton Delaval, Northumberland: Plan and elevation of one the North’s great Halls designed by Sir John Vanbrugh.
Shaving Table & Basin Stand. Plate LIV.
Shaving Table & Basin Stand. Plate LIV.
Plate CV.
Plate CV.
Russian Imperial Collection. Carver with tressle back and inlay.
Russian Imperial Collection. Carver with tressle back and inlay.
Campbell: Plumptre House, Nottingham. 1720. An original antique copper engraving. 10" x 15". [ARCHp913]
Mercury and Apollo.
Mercury and Apollo.
Duncomb Park, Yorkshire: The Seat of Thomas Duncomb, Esq., designed by William Wakefield in 1713.
Duncomb Park, Yorkshire: The Seat of Thomas Duncomb, Esq., designed by William Wakefield in 1713.
Two chairs and a bench. Plate XXIV.
Two chairs and a bench. Plate XXIV.
Cole: Carew Manor, Sutton. c1720. An original antique copper engraving. 22" x 12". [ARCHp904]
Heracles and Aigle. Heracles retrieves the golden apples guarded by Aigle nymph of the west and the dragon Ladon.
Heracles and Aigle. Heracles retrieves the golden apples guarded by Aigle nymph of the west and the dragon Ladon.
Chelsea Arts Club Bal des Quat'z'Arts at the Royal Albert Hall. By the Australian WWI artist Fred Leist.
Chelsea Arts Club Bal des Quat’z’Arts at the Royal Albert Hall. By the Australian WWI artist Fred Leist.
Elevation after Inigo Jones.
Elevation after Inigo Jones.
Composite Order: Anterior views of portico and pedestal, lateral view of a portico and detail of an impost and architrave.
Composite Order: Anterior views of portico and pedestal, lateral view of a portico and detail of an impost and architrave.
Apollo with a lyre and Pan with pipes.
Apollo with a lyre and Pan with pipes.
Baroque Wall Design: An antechamber to an audience room.
Baroque Wall Design: An antechamber to an audience room.
Bowles: St. Paul's Cathedral. 1732. An original antique copper engraving. 18" x 27". [LDNp10315]
Bronze Caryatid Ormolu and Marble Candelabra.
Bronze Caryatid Ormolu and Marble Candelabra.
Baroque Ceiling Decoration: Fresco of the gods Athena (Minerva), Apollo, Artemis (Diana) and Hermes (Mercury) at Olympus for a bedroom.
Baroque Ceiling Decoration: Fresco of the gods Athena (Minerva), Apollo, Artemis (Diana) and Hermes (Mercury) at Olympus for a bedroom.
Picart: Facade. 1715. An original antique copper engraving. 10" x 13". [ARCHp942]
Baroque Ewer: With a putti and winged female figure handle.
Baroque Ewer: With a putti and winged female figure handle.
Dining room with Ionic columns looking towards the west end conservatory.
Dining room with Ionic columns looking towards the west end conservatory.
Chippendale: Chamber Organs. c1760. An original antique copper engraving. 14" x 10". [DECp77]
Corinthian Order: Chapel exterior.
Corinthian Order: Chapel exterior.
Baroque Ceiling Decoration: Fresco of Zeus, Ares, Athena, Hephaestus and Hades with father Time at Olympus with Apollo, Artemis, Hera and Poseidon at the corners.
Baroque Ceiling Decoration: Fresco of Zeus, Ares, Athena, Hephaestus and Hades with father Time at Olympus with Apollo, Artemis, Hera and Poseidon at the corners.
Baroque Wall Design: Third side of the Parade room with pastoral frescos and ornate mirror.
Baroque Wall Design: Third side of the Parade room with pastoral frescos and ornate mirror.
Corinthian Order: Anterior view of portico and pedestal, lateral view of a portico and detail of an impost and architrave.
Corinthian Order: Anterior view of portico and pedestal, lateral view of a portico and detail of an impost and architrave.
Russian Imperial Collection: Boule inlay Side Chair with blue damask seat.
Russian Imperial Collection: Boule inlay Side Chair with blue damask seat.
Chap Book Thanksgiving Number. Cover for the short lived American Literary magazine.
Chap Book Thanksgiving Number. Cover for the short lived American Literary magazine.
Russian Imperial Collection: Five coordinating painted interior patterns.
Russian Imperial Collection: Five coordinating painted interior patterns.
Russian Imperial Collection. Iron and Brass Campaign Chair.
Russian Imperial Collection. Iron and Brass Campaign Chair.
Russian Imperial Collection: Four coordinating painted interior patterns.
Russian Imperial Collection: Four coordinating painted interior patterns.
Plate XVII.
Plate XVII.
Ionic Order: Anterior view of a portico with pedestals, and details of an impost and Palladian impost.
Ionic Order: Anterior view of a portico with pedestals, and details of an impost and Palladian impost.
Anonymous: Doric Order. c1855. An original antique steel engraving. 6" x 10". [ARCHp907]
Designs of 3 Chairs. Plate XXV.
Designs of 3 Chairs. Plate XXV.
Orders: Diagrams of capitals, shafts and bases of the Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Composite and Corinthian orders with key and ornamental details.
Orders: Diagrams of capitals, shafts and bases of the Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Composite and Corinthian orders with key and ornamental details.
Doric Order: Anterior and lateral views of portico and pedestals.
Doric Order: Anterior and lateral views of portico and pedestals.
Hampton Court Cartoon Gallery.
Hampton Court Cartoon Gallery.
Tuscan Order. Anterior view of a portico without pedestals.
Tuscan Order. Anterior view of a portico without pedestals.
Vanity mirror with elaborate marble decoration.
Vanity mirror with elaborate marble decoration.
Red Marble and Ormolu Urn.
Red Marble and Ormolu Urn.
Baroque Wall Design: Grand salon fenestration looking onto a garden.
Baroque Wall Design: Grand salon fenestration looking onto a garden.
Plate XXII.
Plate XXII.
Designed by Herbert McNair, Margaret and Francis MacDonald, who with Charles Rennie MacIntosh were known as 'The Four' of Scottish Art Nouveau.
Designed by Herbert McNair, Margaret and Francis MacDonald, who with Charles Rennie MacIntosh were known as ‘The Four’ of Scottish Art Nouveau.
Plate XVIII.
Plate XVIII.
St James's Palace Guard Chamber.
St James’s Palace Guard Chamber.
Russian Imperial Collection. Gilded Cabriolet chair with floral tapestry.
Russian Imperial Collection. Gilded Cabriolet chair with floral tapestry.
Ornate Bed: Plate XXXIX.
Ornate Bed: Plate XXXIX.
Design for a Chimney Piece. Satyr & Woman flanking fireplace. Plate CLXXXIV.
Design for a Chimney Piece. Satyr & Woman flanking fireplace. Plate CLXXXIV.
Ionic, Corinthian and Composite Orders. Diagram of columns' base, shaft and capital.
Ionic, Corinthian and Composite Orders. Diagram of columns’ base, shaft and capital.
Architectural Elevation: Corps de Logis with Carytides and Atlantes by Inigo Jones.
Architectural Elevation: Corps de Logis with Carytides and Atlantes by Inigo Jones.
Elevation and plans of the ground and principal stories.
Elevation and plans of the ground and principal stories.
Campbell; Bath-House, Chiswick Gardens. 1720. An original antique copper engraving. 10" x 15". [ARCHp914]
de Neufforge: Facade. 1775. An original antique copper engraving. 9" x 14". [ARCHp933]
Wansted House, Essex: Profiles of interior and exterior sections.
Wansted House, Essex: Profiles of interior and exterior sections.
Diane D'Ephese: Statue of the goddess Diana, 1st century Roman copy of the lost Diana by Leochares.
Diane D’Ephese: Statue of the goddess Diana, 1st century Roman copy of the lost Diana by Leochares.
Three examples. Plate CLVIII.
Three examples. Plate CLVIII.
Oddy: Doric & Tuscan Orders. c1800. An original antique copper engraving. 10" x 8". [ARCHp910]
Russian Imperial Collection: Six coordinating painted interior patterns.
Russian Imperial Collection: Six coordinating painted interior patterns.
Picart: Facade. 1715. An original antique copper engraving. 10" x 13". [ARCHp950]
Ormolu mounted Red Marble Mantle Clock with Bronze classical figures.
Ormolu mounted Red Marble Mantle Clock with Bronze classical figures.
Cole: Architectural Elevation. c1720. An original antique copper engraving. 22" x 12". [ARCHp902]
Bed: Design for a State Bed: No.XLVII:
Bed: Design for a State Bed: No.XLVII:
Baroque Wall Design: Long side of a main walk in a central hall.
Baroque Wall Design: Long side of a main walk in a central hall.
The Repository. October 1811
The Repository. October 1811
Baroque Ceiling Decoration: Illustrating the life of Aeneas, prince of Troy, protagonist of Virgil's Aeneid.
Baroque Ceiling Decoration: Illustrating the life of Aeneas, prince of Troy, protagonist of Virgil’s Aeneid.
Baroque Wall Design: Parade Hall with pastoral frescos.
Baroque Wall Design: Parade Hall with pastoral frescos.
Russian Imperial Collection: Painted interior capital with three details.
Russian Imperial Collection: Painted interior capital with three details.