Pain's British Palladio; or the Builder's General Assistant. Demonstrating..All the Principal Rules of Architecture, From the Ground Plan to the Ornamental Finish...

Author Written and designed by James Paine, the elder British

Author Written and designed by William Pain British

Printer H. D. Steel British

1786

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: Pain's British Palladio; or the Builder's General Assistant. Demonstrating..All the Principal Rules of Architecture, From the Ground Plan to the Ornamental Finish...
Author: Written and designed by James Paine, the elder (British, 1717–1789)
Author: Written and designed by William Pain (British, ca. 1730–1794?)
Printer: H. D. Steel (London) for the authors
Date: 1786
Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving
Dimensions: 17 1/8 × 11 × 7/8 in. (43.5 × 28 × 2.2 cm)
Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1952
Object Number: 52.519.99
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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