Samuel Ware, Design for great staircase with window, Burlington House, Piccadilly, Westminster, London: north wall elevation

Design for great staircase with window, Burlington House, Piccadilly, Westminster, London: north wall elevation, c.1816

Samuel Ware (1781 - 1860)

RA Collection: Art

This design is for the window and rich decoration surround, cornice and dado. It is possible that the design is as executed. This window would have been at the top of the staircase, on the north front. See RA 06/4481 for an earlier design.

Object details

Title

Design for great staircase with window, Burlington House, Piccadilly, Westminster, London: north wall elevation

Architect/designer

Samuel Ware (1781 - 1860)

Date

c.1816

Object type

Architectural design

Medium

Pen with black ink and pink wash on wove paper

Dimensions

395 mm

Collection

Royal Academy of Arts

Object number

06/4590

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