Vitruvius Britannicus, or the British Architect, Containing the Plans, Elevations, and Sections of the Regular Buildings, both Publick and Private, In Great Britain, With Variety of New Designs...Vol. I[-Vol. II]
published 1715
Artist, Netherlandish, died 1729
Author, British, 1676 - 1729
Artwork overview
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Medium
2 works bound in 1 vol: ill: 2 engraved title-pages and 1 dedication plus 163 engravings (15 double-page, 13 folding, rest full-page, versos blank), by Campbell and Hendrik Hulsbergh after Inigo Jones, Nicholas Hawksmoor, Thornell, and Thomas Millner
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Credit Line
Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection, David K.E. Bruce Fund
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Dimensions
page size: 48 x 32 cm (18 7/8 x 12 5/8 in.)
overall size (volume closed): 48.5 x 32.5 x 5 cm (19 1/8 x 12 13/16 x 1 15/16 in.) -
Accession
1985.61.440
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Mark J. Millard, New York; purchased by NGA, 1985.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1998
Middleton et al. 1998, no. 10.