Colen Campbell, Colen Campbell's architectural design for the Earl of Halifax

Colen Campbell's architectural design for the Earl of Halifax, 1715

Colen Campbell (1676 - 1729)

RA Collection: Art

Title

Colen Campbell's architectural design for the Earl of Halifax

Drawn by

Publisher/bookseller

Andrew Bell (fl. 1694- - 1720?) and Henry Clements (1686 - 1719) and John Nicholson (fl. 1686- - 1717?) and Joseph Smith (fl. 1709-1731) and William Taylor

Dedicatee

George I King of Great Britain (1660 - 1727)

Previous owner

Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson Marquis d'Argenson (1722 - 1782)

Date

1715

Object type

Plate

Place of Publication

London

Dimensions

25 mm x 655 mm

Collection

Royal Academy of Arts

Object number

17/1575

This image is from a book

Vitruvius Britannicus, or The British Architect, Containing The Plans, Elevations, and Sections of the Regular Buildings, both Publick and Private, In Great Britain, With Variety of New Designs; in 200 large Folio Plates, Engraven by the best Hands; and Drawn either from the Buildings themselves, or the Original Designs of the Architects; In II Volumes Vol. I. (Vol. II.) by Colin Campbell Esqr. Vitruvius Britannicus, ou L'Architecte Britannique, Contenant Les Plans, Elevations, & Sections des Bâtimens Reguliers, tant Particuliers que Publics de la Grande Bretagne, Compris en 200 grandes Planches gravez en taille douce par les Meilleurs Maitres, et tous ou dessinez des Bâtimens memes, ou copiez des Desseins Originaux des Architectes: En Deux Tomes. Tome I. (Tome II.) Par le Sieur Campbell. - London: [1715 (-1717)]

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