West Front of Houghton Hall in Norfolk, Perspective

Artist and architect Thomas Ripley British

Draftsman Isaac Ware British

1735

Not on view

The drawing shows Houghton set within its park, with figures and dogs on the lawn in front and deer seen roaming the grounds behind. The title is framed in a cartouche at lower center with a perspective plan below. The image relates to Isaac Ware's and Thomas Ripley's book "The Plans, Elevations and Sections, Chimney-pieces and Ceilings of Houghton in Norfolk" (first published 1735; second edition 1755 with added "Description of the Pictures at Houghton" by Horace Walpole).

Artwork Details

Title: West Front of Houghton Hall in Norfolk, Perspective
Artist and architect: Thomas Ripley (British, ca. 1683–1758)
Draftsman: Isaac Ware (British, before 1704–1766 Hampstead)
Date: 1735
Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Dimensions: sheet: 15 1/4 x 26 3/16 in. (38.7 x 66.5 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925
Object Number: 25.62.18r
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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Aedes Walpolianae, or a Description of the Collection of Pictures at Houghton Hall in Norfolk, the Seat of the Right Honorable Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford (Interleaved with Drawings by Isaac Ware for: The Plans, Elevations, and Sections of Chimney Pieces, and Celings of Houghton Hall in Norfolk...1735) ["The Walpole Album"], Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford British, Etching, engraving, pen and ink, brush and wash, watercolor — Aedes Walpolianae, or a Description of the Collection of Pictures at Houghton Hall in Norfolk, the Seat of the Right Honorable Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford (Interleaved with Drawings by Isaac Ware for: The Plans, Elevations, and Sections of Chimney Pieces, and Celings of Houghton Hall in Norfolk...1735) ["The Walpole Album"]
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The Plans, Elevations, and Sections; Chimney Pieces and Ceilings of Houghton in Norfolk; the Seat of the Honorable Sr. Robert Walpole; First Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Kn't of the Most Noble Order of the Garter

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