Samuel Ware, Design or record drawing for the ball room, Burlington House, Piccadilly, Westminster, London: longitudinal and transverse sections

Design or record drawing for the ball room, Burlington House, Piccadilly, Westminster, London: longitudinal and transverse sections, c. 1816-20

Samuel Ware (1781 - 1860)

RA Collection: Art

This drawing for the ball room (now the Reynolds Room), which stretches along the east side of the principal floor of Burlington House, is as built. The room is still extant as shown in this drawing except for the removal of the fireplace and surrounding chimneypiece.

Object details

Title

Design or record drawing for the ball room, Burlington House, Piccadilly, Westminster, London: longitudinal and transverse sections

Architect/designer

Samuel Ware (1781 - 1860)

Date

c. 1816-20

Object type

Architectural design

Medium

Pen and black ink and grey wash with pencil added

Dimensions

355 mm

Collection

Royal Academy of Arts

Object number

06/4516

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Samuel Ware

Design or record drawing for the ball room, Burlington House, Piccadilly, Westminster, London: longitudinal and transverse sections, c. 1820

Pencil, pen and black ink and pink wash

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