William Chambers architectural drawings for Peper Harrow, Surrey, ca. 1765.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Chambers, William, Sir, 1723-1796.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chambers, William, Sir, 1723-1796.

Chambers, William.

Architects--Archives.

Architects.

Architectural design--History--18th century--Sources.

Architectural design.

Architectural drawing--England.

Architectural drawing.

Architecture, Modern--17th-18th centuries--England--Designs and plans.

Architecture, Modern.

Genre:

Architectural drawings -- English.

Physical Description:

2 drawings.

Other Title:

William Chambers collection.

Place of Publication:

ca. 1765.

Biography/History:

Trained under J. F. Blondel at the Ecole des Arts in Paris, Sir William Chambers served as the Architect of the King's Works and Surveyor-General and Comptroller under King George III. His works included the remodeling at Buckingham Palace, and his principal work Somerset House, among others. Influential through his publications, most notably Treatise on Civil Architecture of 1759-91, Chambers additionally was a founding member of the Royal Academy of Art, serving as its first treasurer.

Summary:

The collection comprises two architectural drawings documenting Chambers' designs for Peper Harrow, Surrey, for the 3rd Viscount Middleton, ca. 1765: Elevation of the East Front and Plan of the Principal Floor; and Plan of the Basement (?) Floor.

Finding Aid/Index:

Printed finding aid available at the Architectural Archives. For electronic finding aid see Web Link.

Cited as:

William Chambers Collection, The Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania.

Access Restriction:

Collection available for research by appointment only.

Online:

Finding aid (PDF)