A Treatise on Civil Architecture, in which The Principles of that Art Are liad down, and Illustrated by A great Number of Plates, Accurately Designed, and Elegantly Engraved by the Best Hands

published 1759

Edward Rooker

Artist, British, 1711 - 1774

Peter Mazell

Artist, Irish (?), active 1761/1797

Charles Grignion

Artist, British, 1717 - 1810

Francis Patton

Artist, British, active 1754/1764

Tobias Miller

Artist, British, active 1759/1778

Ignace Fougeron

Artist, British, died c. 1760

Pierre Fourdrinier

Artist, French, c. 1720 - 1758

William Chambers

Author, Scottish, 1723 - 1796

Medium

2nd part of 2 in 1 vol: ill: 50 etching and engravings after Chambers, James Gandon, and Giovanni Battista Cipriani, engravers include Francis Patton (16), Pierre Fourdrinier (12), Edward Rooker (7), Peter Mazell (5), Charles Grignion (4), TobiasMiller (4), Ignace Fougeron (1)
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Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection
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page size: 53.2 x 35.6 cm (20 15/16 x 14 in.)
Accession

1983.49.16.b

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Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses, Machines, and Utensils. Engraved by the Best Hands, From the Originals drawn in China by Mr. Chambers, Architect, Member of the Imperial Academy of Arts at Florence. To which is annexed, A Description of their Temples, Houses, Gardens, &c.

Ignace Fougeron, Paul Sandby, Edward Rooker, Pierre Fourdrinier, William Chambers, Charles Grignion, William Chambers

1757

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Bookplate of Robert Shafto, Benwell; bookplate of William Adair; Mark J. Millard, New York; purchased by NGA, 1983.

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A Treatise on Civil Architecture, in which The Principles of that Art Are liad down, and Illustrated by A great Number of Plates, Accurately Designed, and Elegantly Engraved by the Best Hands

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Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses, Machines, and Utensils. Engraved by the Best Hands, From the Originals drawn in China by Mr. Chambers, Architect, Member of the Imperial Academy of Arts at Florence. To which is annexed, A Description of their Temples, Houses, Gardens, &c.