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; in 200 large folio plates, engraven by the best hands; and Drawn from the Buildings themselves, or the Original Designs of the Artchitects; In III Volumes (Vol. III) by Colen Campbell Esq.r

published c. 1735

Hendrik Hulsberg

Artist, Netherlandish, died 1729

Colen Campbell

Author, British, 1676 - 1729

Medium

1 vol: ill: engraved title-page and dedication plus 74 etching and engravings (24 double-page, rest full-page, versos blank), by Campbell and Hendrick Hulsbergh after Inigo Jones and Thomas Millner
Credit Line

Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection, David K.E. Bruce Fund
Dimensions

page size: 55.1 x 36 cm (21 11/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
overall size (volume closed): 56.6 x 40.7 x 4.9 cm (22 5/16 x 16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Accession

1985.61.446

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

S.D. Button, Philadelphia; gift to the Philadelphia Chapter American Institute of Architects; Mark J. Millard, New York; purchased by NGA, 1985.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1990

Gardens on Paper: Prints and Drawings, 1200-1900, NGA, 1990, no. 67 (Plan of Longleat), repro.

Bibliography

1998