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

Artwork overview

  • 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)

  • Credit Line

    Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection

  • Dimensions

    page size: 53.2 x 35.6 cm (20 15/16 x 14 in.)

  • Accession

    1983.49.16.b

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

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