William Chambers

Scottish, 1723 - 1796

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Scottish-Swedish architect; (1723-1796)

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Traité des Edifices, Meubles, Habits, Machines et Ustensiles des Chinois, Gravés sur les Originaux Dessinés a la Chine...

C. J. Chaumier, William Chambers · published 1776 · 1 vol: ill: 20 etching and engravings (all double-page, versos blank), 1 by C.J. Chaumier, rest unsigned ·  Accession ID  1985.61.470

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Plans, Elevations, Sections, and Perspective Views of the Gardens and Buildings at Kew in Surrey, the Seat of Her Royal Highness, the Princess Dowager of Wales. By William Chambers, Member of the Imperial Academy of Arts at Florence, and of the Royal Academy of Architecture at Paris, Architect to the King, and to Her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales

Paul Sandby, James Basire I, Tobias Miller, Charles Grignion, Edward Rooker, Francis Patton, William Woollett, Johann Sebastian Müller, Thomas Marlow, James Noual, Thomas Major, William Chambers · published 1763 · 1 vol: ill: 43 etching and engravings (3 folding, rest full-page, versos blank) by Edward Rooker (10), Tobias Miller (6), James Basire (4), Charles Grignion (3), William Woollett (2), Johann Sebastian Muller (2), Francis Patton (2), James Noual, ThomasMajor, Paul Sandby (1 each), after Chambers (20), Joshua Kirby (2), William Marlow (2), William Kent, John Smeaton, Johann Heinrich Muntz, Thomas Marlow, Thomas Sandby (1 each), 10 unsigned ·  Accession ID  1985.61.469

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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

Edward Rooker, Peter Mazell, Charles Grignion, Francis Patton, Tobias Miller, Ignace Fougeron, Pierre Fourdrinier, William Chambers · published 1759 · 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) ·  Accession ID  1983.49.16.b

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A Treatise on Civil Architecture, In Which The Principles of that Art Are laid down, and Illustrated by A great Number of Plates, Accurately Designed and Elegantly Engraved by the best Hands

Pierre Fourdrinier, Tobias Miller, Charles Grignion, Peter Mazell, Edward Rooker, Ignace Fougeron, Francis Patton, William Chambers · published 1759 · 1 vol: ill: 50 etching and engravings by Chambers, James Gandon, and Giovanni Battista Cipriani, engravers include Francis Patton (16), Pierre Fourdrinier (12), Edward Rooker (7), Peter Mazell (5), Charles Grignion (4), Tobias Miller (4), IgnaceFougeron (1) ·  Accession ID  1985.61.468

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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 · published 1757 · 1st part of 2 in 1 vol: ill: 21 etching and engravings after Chambers, engravers include Pierre Fourdrinier (10), Ignace Fougeron (2), Edward Rooker (2), Paul Sandby (1), Charles Grignion (3), 1 unsigned ·  Accession ID  1983.49.16.a

Bibliography

1993

  • Wiebenson/Baines 1993, p. 112.

1998

  • Middleton et al. 1998, p. 67.