Vitruvius Britannicus, or the British Architect; Containing Plans, Elevations, and Sections; of the Regular Buildings Both Public and Private, in Great Britain. Comprised of One Hundred Folio Plates, Engrav'd by the Best Hands; Taken from the Buildings, or Original Designs By Woolfe and Gandon Architects. Vol V.
published 1771
Artist, British, active 1760s
Artist, British, active 1767/1771
Artist, British, c. 1730 - c. 1775
Artist, British, c. 1725 - 1799
Artist, British, active 1759/1778
Author, British, 1742 - 1823
Author, British, died 1793
Artwork overview
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Medium
1 vol: ill: engraved title-page and dedication plus 75 engravings (23 double-page, rest full-page, versos blank), artists include: Thomas White (63), H. Mackworth (4), Christopher Ebdon (3), Tobias Miller (2), John Roberts (1), after Woolfe and Gandon,J. Milton, John Carr of York (12), Robert Adam (7), Roger Morris (7), William Hiorne (4), William Chambers (3), John Donowell (3), Sir James Thornhill (3), John Gandon (3), Joseph Pickford (3), John Wood (3), Lancelot Brown (2), Roger Morris, KentonCouse (2), Inigo Jones (2), Stiff Leadbetter (2), Isaac Ware (2)
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Credit Line
Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection, David K.E. Bruce Fund
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Dimensions
page size: 57.2 x 38 cm (22 1/2 x 14 15/16 in.)
overall size (volume closed): 58.4 x 39.5 x 3.6 cm (23 x 15 9/16 x 1 7/16 in.) -
Accession
1985.61.443
Artwork history & notes
Bibliography
1998
Middleton et al. 1998, no. 94.